"Pain is a very precious gift. Do not waste it."

"To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible."

"ita€?s when the sun shines the brightest that our shadows appear the biggest."

"As an anti-American, I thank you for your rotten article devoted to my person."

"Dont' play for safety- it's the most dangerous thing in the world."

"Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing."

"#3530. That which does not appear to exist is to be regarded as if it did not exist."

"The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues."

"Writers are vaccuum cleaners who suck up other people's lives and weave them into stories like a sparrow builds a nest from scraps."

"We notice things that don't work. We don't notice things that do. We notice computers, we don't notice pennies. We notice e-book readers, we don't notice books."

"Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate."

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."