I generally don't regret decisions that have poor outcomes for me because that's the best way you can learn.
You can have the best intentions in the world but if you do nothing, you are nothing.
There is one statement I want you to keep after you are finished with this book. It is more of a mantra, really. Nonetheless, let it crawl across your mind any time you feel you have been backed into a corner spiritually. It is very simple: Live your life, no matter what life is. Take that with you. Live your life. No matter what that life is.
Some of the smartest people I know are metal fans.
We are defined by our dignity to rise above debasement. We are certainly better people for doing so.
I am tired of the superficial smiles that adorn the many ghouls among us. I am tired of the righteous indignation that hides beneath those visages that feign our best interest and deign to think we cannot and will not stand for ourselves.
When Paris Hilton can top the bestsellers' lists, we are one more Connect Four move closer to Armageddon.
Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.
To meet somebody who's able to harness the level of courage it takes to walk away and to choose your own life and your own health, the well-being of your family, is really inspiring.
Simple. Pared down. Timeless. The ties were never too thick or too thin; the pants were never too flared or too skinny. In my life with Dad, he wore Western apparel because we went riding - jeans, cowboy boots, the turquoise belt buckle. But it was all very simple, and that classic look is very 'Ralph Lauren. '
Could I be assured that America would remain virtuous, I would venture to defy the utmost Efforts of Enemies to subjugate her.