Too many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes.

I was thinking that work is like fertilizer in that I'm glad it exists; I just don't ever want to get stuck in it.

The hallmark of insecurity is bravado.

That isn’t greatness. That’s just foolishness.

Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don't know how to read.

How do you fight someone smarter than yourself?' Rand Whispered. 'The answer is simple. You make her think that you are sitting down across the table from her, ready to play her game. Then you punch her in the face as hard as you can.

I was ten,” I said. “Give me a little credit.” “To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but not credit. Or life insurance.” Abraham sounded amused. “You are an interesting man, David Charleston, but you sound like you were an even more interesting child.