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

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.

He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

A waffle is like a pancake with a syrup trap.

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

I think that when you get dressed in the morning, sometimes you're really making a decision about your behavior for the day. Like if you put on flipflops, you're saying: 'Hope I don't get chased today.' 'Be nice to people in sneakers.'

Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

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

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.

Let's face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature.

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.

I don't even drink! I can't stand the taste of alcohol. Every New Year's Eve I try one drink and every time it makes me feel sick. So I don't touch booze - I'm always the designated driver.

Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.