Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

It is a lot easier to prove that you don't love someone than it is to prove that you do, but one of the best 'proofs' I know is the desire to devote time to the person with no expectation of any sort of compensation, including gratitude, in return.

Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.

Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.

[When asked if the voice is an instrument:] Yes, of course. Some are violins, some are fountain pens and some are stethoscopes. And others are just washboards.

The squeaky wheel may get the most oil, but it's also the first to be replaced.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.