So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt.

Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out.

If you own up to your mistakes, you don't suffer as much. But that's a tough lesson to learn.

I'm still not sure what is meant by good fortune and success. I know fame and power are for the birds. But then life suddenly comes into focus for me. And, ah, there stand my kids.

You've got to say, "I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it." It's called perseverance.

They've got about as many lawyers as we have sumo-wrestlers.