I'm not saying my idea is the one and only idea. We should have other ideas, but the president has not laid down a specific plan as to how he's going to get us to solvency. I do that.
We best teach what we ourselves have learned.
All nights end, and all storms clear. The only storms that last are those within your own soul.
The wise man understands his weakness and seeks to find a lesson from it. The fool lets it control and destroy him.
Clarity is often found in stillness.
I have a rule, and that is that I don't take on any project that I don't A) already know and love or B) believe I could get to know and love. Some of the most fun projects have come from franchises I knew nothing about initially. I would steep myself in the material, get all excited and geeky about it, then be able to produce something that hopefully both the creators and the fans would enjoy.
I really do enjoy getting out to meet my readers. Writing is such a solitary business, it's gratifying to thank folks in person and really connect as human beings and not just words on a screen.
The self-confidence one builds from achieving difficult things and accomplishing goals is the most beautiful thing of all.
Jealousy knows no logic, nor does it respect reciprocity.
[Geology] opens up such wide intellectual vistas and supplies a more perfectly unified and more comprehensive conception of nature than any other science.
My obligation right now is to do well for myself, my family, my employees, for my companies. And that's what I do.