Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
The first level of practice is illuminated by the qualities of courage and renunciation.
Science fiction writers missed the most salient feature of our modern era: the Internet.
We magnify Him who is worthy above all others and adore Him simply because of who He is.
If your CFO is more important than your CHRO (Chief Human Resource Officer) you're nuts!
Not surprisingly, work-life moaners tend to be a phenomenon of below-average performers.
Never make enemies of anyone younger or healthier than you are. They write your history.
This is the secret that none dares tell who fights for a cause. Dying, we are all alike.
The job of a storyteller is to tell stories, and I have concentrated on that obligation.
For every time we regret keeping still, there are about ten times we regret speaking up.
The drive for progress doesn't wait for the external world to say "It's time to change."
My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume leadership.
If you're indexing to the S&P 500, you're buying the most expensive names in the market.
We probably looked like starving orphan children. Hey! We were starving orphan children.
No one can blather on like a holy man with a trapped audience. Well, maybe a politician.
Anyone living in Los Angeles who has opposable thumbs is required to write a screenplay.
By accepting yourself and being fully what you are, your presence can make others happy.
If you find yourself under lethal attack don't be kind. Be harsh. Be tough. Be ruthless.
I would rather receive a Pap smear from Captain Hook than venture out on New Year's Eve.
My sister, she's amazing. She sort of inspired me to take this journey to Latin America.
There you go. Use your granddaughter to pick up women. That'll get you points in heaven.
There was a time when self-promotion was considered so verboten, especially for authors.
Programmers have not been professionals because they haven't really cared about quality.
How many people have had starter marriages? For some reason, mine really offends people.
Oddly, I feel more protected when I write in Italian, even though I'm also more exposed.
Secrets don't stay secrets very long, even when journalists decide to censor themselves.
We've both got into the blue beetle. He got into the red door, I got into the white one.
Kids. You gotta love them. I adore children. A little salt, a squeeze of lemon--perfect.
I think that men ought to treat women like something other than weaker men with breasts.
Could a man's heart, his soul, perish and yet leave him walking and talking as if alive?
Just like credit card companies, or those student loan people. Now there's evil for you.
Different groups in different areas developed different traits to assure their survival.
Your kids inevitably want to move where they had their vacations when they were younger.
The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense.
It is easy to forget that in the main we die only seven times more slowly than our dogs.
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.
Adopt the attitude that everything is negotiable. A world of opportunity will greet you.
We have instant pudding, instant photos, instant coffee—but there are no instant adults.
I no longer want reminders of what was, what got broken, what got lost, what got wasted.
This isn't the first time the world has come to an end, and it won't be the last either.
I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.
I think her flaws make me love her even more. She's not perfect, but she's perfect to me
Risk always looks different when you're beating the system than when you've been beaten.
People ask all the time how I'm doing, but the truth is, they don't really want to know.
I shouldn't have eavesdropped, but sometimes, that's the only way to find out the truth.
When you don't know where you're headed, you find places no one else would ever explore.
If you have a sorrow that you cannot tell to anyone, you can go to our Father in Heaven.
Oh, I wish that God had not given me what I prayed for! It was not so good as I thought.
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
Our attitudes cannot stop our feelings, but they can keep our feelings from stopping us.
There is absolutely no way to increase your income quicker than reading 30 minutes a day