Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

To me faith means not worrying.

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.

Architecture begins where engineering ends.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.

I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Fortune favors the prepared mind.

If no one shopped on Thanksgiving Day, the stores wouldn't open. End of story. I say we all take the pledge and stay home. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for what you have, not to save a few dollars to get more.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.'

I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.

I have always supported measures and principles and not men.

I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.

Marriage is a very sacred institution and should not be degraded by allowing every other type of relationship to be made equivalent to it.

You can observe a lot just by watching.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning.