A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.

Never mistake motion for action.

Jealousy - that jumble of secret worship and ostensible aversion.

Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident

Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him.

If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it.

Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife's Midwestern roots; the Campbell's green-bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie.

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.

Father's Day is hopefully a time when the culture says, 'This is our moment to look at who our men and boys are.'

A waffle is like a pancake with a syrup trap.

Bridges are perhaps the most invisible form of public architecture.

The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

We are what we believe we are.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.