Never miss an opportunity to keep your damn mouth shut.
Lying on a feather mattress or quilt will not bring you renown.
He who never puts his trust in any man will never be deceived.
An artist who lacks the power of self-criticism accomplishes but little. It is good if your work stands higher than your own opinion of it; bad if it is on the same level. But it is a great disaster if your work stands lower than your judgment of it.
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.
Tears come from the heart and not from the brain
Some of mankind's most terrible misdeeds have been committed under the spell of certain magic words or phrases.
I enjoy playing the game. It's hard for me to just watch it, even while broadcasting.
Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study; a constant process of honing. Talent is a dull knife that will cut nothing unless it is wielded with great force.
To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute.