Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

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

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.