Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.

The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.

Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.

Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.

One man is as good as another until he has written a book.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.

Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.

Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.

Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants - more than anything else - to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are - and have always been.

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another.

You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; otherwise, you won't be able to sell anything.

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.

You must believe in God, in spite of what the clergy say.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit of doing them.

Doubt comes in at the window when Inquiry is denied at the door.

All translation is a compromise - the effort to be literal and the effort to be idiomatic.

Nurture the spontaneous peaceful life.

I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it.

All the screen cowboys behaved like real gentlemen. They didn't drink, they didn't smoke. When they knocked the bad guy down, they always stood with their fists up, waiting for the heavy to get back on his feet. I decided I was going to drag the bad guy to his feet and keep hitting him.

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them.

Swing is my favorite kind of music.

So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just that the songs themselves require their own individual voice and attention.

I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.

Never look down on anybody unless youre helping him up.

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

It's about really having a God connection: a connection with the divine behind the world and flowing forth out of that in a positive way with love and moving toward making a contribution that pushes forth the evolution of the world.

I managed Hewlett Packard through the worst technology downturn in 25 years, the dotcom bust.

The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament.

Whatever anyone says, I think the opposite will happen.

A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.

I happen to know there is nothing sexy or romantic about love scenes. They are just awful to do.

Eyes can only capture objects that already seen in mind. And mind can only see things that already written in heart.

I've worked on really big budget movies as a designer - 'Vanilla Sky,' 'Three Kings;' I've been in that world, and you can just see people get nervous.

We could be the biggest pantyhose seller in America, but we don't want to weaken the link in shoppers' minds between Home Depot and do-it-yourself projects.

Our very first gig in Melbourne was a confrontation.

Sometimes I get very dressed up just to go to the corner for some bread; I dress for my own amusement.

My first real foreign holiday was my honeymoon 20 years ago, and we went to Bali. It was particularly special for that reason, I enjoyed it very much - I had packed music scores and a practice drum pad, suspecting that I would be completely bored, but actually they remained in my case.

What's the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet.

The guy who finally pulled the trigger on Osama bin Laden is not patting himself on the back. He's giving as much credit to his teammates who got him to that position.

I think vestigially there's a synesthete in me, but not like a real one who immediately knows what colour Wednesday is.