I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

Loved people are loving people.

Nobody owes anybody anything; it's up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.

The notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one's responsibilities: That's happiness.

You can't just be talented: You have to be terribly smart and energetic and ruthless. You also have to become necessary to people, by working hard and well and bringing more than your bones and your skin to the project. Don't just show up. Transform the work, yourself, and everybody around you. Be needed. Be interesting. Be something no one else can be--and consistently.

What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.

If you're given a choice between money and sex appeal, take the money. As you get older, the money will become your sex appeal.