The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded upon a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.

Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE, LEAVE A LEGACY. MAKE A MARK ON THE WORLD THAT CAN'T BE ERASED.

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do