"Do not be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

"The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself."

"I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense."

"Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable, distracting musings; while labor profiteth others and ourselves."

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers."

"The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid."

"Seeing wildlife is like seeing celebrities, only better."

"Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live."

"Motherly love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible."

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."

"Go to your bosom; Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know."

"I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting."