Wer die Freiheit aufgibt, um Sicherheit zu gewinnen, wird am Ende beides verlieren.

Gib jedem Tag die Chance, der schönste deines Lebens zu werden.

Wenn du die Absicht hast, dich zu erneuern, tue es jeden Tag.

Suche nicht nach Fehlern, suche nach Lösungen.

Wenn man alles berechnet, gelingt nichts.

Habe keine Angst, das Gute aufzugeben, um das Großartige zu erreichen.

Ist dein Verlangen groß genug, wird man glauben, du hast übermenschliche Kräfte.

Die Fähigkeit, das Wort „Nein“ auszusprechen, ist der erste Schritt zur Freiheit.

Zuerst ignorieren sie dich, dann lachen sie über dich, dann bekämpfen sie dich und dann gewinnst du.

Ich denke, dass man immer ein wenig anders sein musste, um einen Apple-Computer zu kaufen. Oft halten sich solche Menschen selbst für ein bisschen verrückt. Doch in dieser Verrücktheit sehen wir Genialität.

Man muss das Unmögliche versuchen, um das Mögliche zu erreichen.

Einfach machen.

Ich bin genauso stolz auf das, was wir nicht tun, wie auf das, was wir tun.

Die Kunst ist, einmal mehr aufzustehen, als man umgeworfen wird.

Auch aus Steinen, die einem in den Weg gelegt werden, kann man Schönes bauen.

Ein tiefer Fall führt oft zu höherem Glück.

Jeder Nachteil lässt sich in einen zumindest gleich großen Vorteil verwandeln.

Armut und Reichtum sind beides Schöpfungen des Glaubens.

Phantasie ist wichtiger als Wissen, denn Wissen ist begrenzt.

I'd love to make a thriller.

I think naturally my orientation is from my father.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.

When I was little, I knew that I was not adopted, but I actually imagined and hoped that I was - and that my real parents were going to come get me.

The expectation of an unpleasantness is more terrible than the thing itself.

My recipe for bliss on a Friday night consists of a 'New York Times' crossword puzzle and a new episode of 'Homicide;' Saturdays and Sundays are oriented around walks in the woods with the dog, human companion in tow some of the time but not always.

Age is like the newest version of a software it has a bunch of great new features but you lost all the cool features the original version had.

We build camera rigs tailored specifically to the story we're trying to tell or the shot we're trying to capture.

Remember, Republican economic policies quadrupled the debt before I took office and doubled it after I left. We simply can't afford to double-down on trickle-down.

I'm a total rink rat. I can do the toe loop, the lutz, a flip, and the Scholz. That's one I invented. It's like me - you jump, you rotate in the wrong direction, and you land on the wrong foot.

Soundness of understanding is connected with freedom of enquiry; consequently, opinion should, as far as public security will admit, be exempted from restraint.

I'm sorry, but in my generation and where I came from, only sailors got tattoos. Not ladies.

I sample a little bit of everything - a bit of 'House,' a little bit of 'Prison Break.' I love 'Project Runway;' it's my favorite show!

Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.

In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers.

Only oppression should fear the full exercise of freedom.

I'm not a big practice guy at all.

Buddhist mindfulness is about the present, but I also think it's about being real. Being awake to everything. Feeling like nothing can hurt you if you can look it straight on.

I'm a big fan of small business ownership. I think it's the backbone of American innovation. But to be successful, you first have to have the courage to go for it.

In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise their religion everywhere.

Humor is so important to the American scene throughout history.

I have relationships. I date. But it takes a lot to say I'm going to be married and have children.

I have to tell you, I'll be right up front about it: I'm the governor of the state of Connecticut, and I can't write anything well.

I will speak with a straight tongue.