The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

Keep things at arm's length... If you let anything come too near you want to hold on to it. And there is nothing a man can hold on to.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough.

Never accept a drink from a urologist.

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.