When young, you're shocked by the number of people who turn out to have feet of clay. Older, you're surprised by the number of people who don't.

I was loaded with sheer ability, spelled i-n-h-e-r-i-t-a-n-c-e.

Re raising kids: Love, without discipline, isn't.

Victory is sweetest when you've know defeat. Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. You pay for everything, even including speaking your mind (with or without one). Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

A lot of money doesn't make anyone more often right. It just makes him harder to correct.

Some people as a result of adversity are sadder, wiser, kinder, more human. Most of us are better, though, when things go better. Knowing when to keep your mouth shut is invariably more important than opening it at the right time. Always listen to a man when he describes the faults of others. Often times, most times, he's describing his own, revealing himself.

The last thing you do the best is what you have the most joy doing.