I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Whatever good things we build end up building us.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise.

Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain!

Jealousy... is a mental cancer.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

I'm always going to love my father.

I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.

Even at the United Nations, where legend has it that the building was designed so that there could be no corner offices, the expanse of glass in individual offices is said to be a dead giveaway as to rank. Five windows are excellent, one window not so great.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided.

Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.

The key to a happy marriage is myself being absent for long periods of time. My wife Leesa and I will celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary next year, but if my comedy gigs petered out and I was around the house more, we'd 100% be getting divorced.

In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.

It was a perfect marriage. She didn't want to and he couldn't.