A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable.

Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children.

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.

Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

Friendship brings in a lot of honesty and trust into any relationship, especially a marriage.

Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.

Painting, sculpture and architecture are finished, but the art habit continues.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

I admire my father greatly.

Love shouldn't be about jealousy or anything like that. It should be about commitment and being able to trust that person. If you can't have that from the get-go, there's a problem.

A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

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

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

After 45 years of marriage, when I have an argument with my wife, if we don't agree, we do what she wants. But, when we agree, we do what I want!

I've learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.