Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

What do you mean by faith? Is faith enough for Man? Should he be satisfied with faith alone? Is there no way of finding out the truth? Is the attitude of faith, of believing in something for which there can be no more than philosophic proof, the true mark of a Christian?

To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

What's the subject of life - to get rich? All of those fellows out there getting rich could be dancing around the real subject of life.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.

Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.

I love wisdom. And you can never be great at anything unless you love it. Not be in love with it, but love the thing, admire the thing. And it seems that if you love the thing, and you don't just want to possess it, it will find you.

Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me.

Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me everything he knows.

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

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy.

It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.

So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone.

Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not.

If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.