If I were running the world I would have it rain only between 2 and 5 a.m. Anyone who was out then ought to get wet.

There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit that they enjoy life.

In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

I do not know how wicked American millionaires are, but as I travel about and see the results of their generosity in the form of hospitals, churches, public libraries, universities, parks, recreation grounds, art museums and theatres I wonder what on earth we should do without them.

I find daily life not always joyous, but always interesting. I have some sad days and nights, but none that are dull. As I advance deeper into the vale of years, I live with constantly increasing gusto and excitement. I am sure it all means something; in the last analysis, I am an optimist because I believe in God. Those who have no faith are quite naturally pessimists and I do not blame them.