Archived Quotes

Knowing is not enough; we must apply.

Willing is not enough; we must do

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.

What God intended for you goes

far beyond anything you can imagine.

If you could kick the person in the pants

responsible for most of your trouble,

you wouldn't sit for a month.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

He who has health,

has hope;

and he who has hope,

has everything.

Philosophically considered,

the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul.

Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us,

all which Philosophy distinguishes as the 'Not Me,' that is,

both nature and art,

all other men and my own body,

must be ranked under this name,

Nature.

Don’t wait for the stars to align,

reach up and rearrange them the way you want.

Create your own constellation.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Memories of our lives,

of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

When I am getting ready to reason with a man,

I spend one third of my time thinking about

myself and what I am going to say and two

thirds about him and what he is going to say.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing,

but in rising up every time we fail.

It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law,

but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws.

The goal of my shows,

my interviews, my business, my philanthropy, all of it,

whatever ventures I might pursue,

would be to make clear that what unites us is ultimately far

more redeeming and compelling than anything that separates me.

As long as this exists,

this sunshine and this cloudless sky,

and as long as I can enjoy it,

how can I be sad?

I’ve always been a bit of a perfectionist.

I’ve always been fascinated by history.

Principles have no real force except

when one is well fed.

It’s okay to be confused;

confusion is the route to discovery.