Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture.

Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.

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

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

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

Yes, it was love at first sight. I feel that after all these years, I have finally found my soul mate.

To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It's a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.

I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

I've been in love with the same woman for forty-one years. If my wife finds out, she'll kill me.

I like food. I like eating. And I don't want to deprive myself of good food.

Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.

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

If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

We can no more do without spirituality than we can do without food, shelter, or clothing.

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

Have faith in God; God has faith in you.