He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.

Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune is always here.

Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.

The idea of all-out nuclear war is unsettling.

Talking and eloquence are not the same thing: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Data is not information, Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not understanding, Understanding is not wisdom.

It is difficult for sorrow to intrude on a busy life.

If you make the world a little better, then you have accomplished a great deal.

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.