I don't want the reader to be aware of me as the writer.
I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
I've always been a slave to my heart.
I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them.
To be successful, one must take chances.
We’ve seen with this president, experience matters. When that phone call comes at three o’clock in the morning, I will be up and ready for the call because I will know what’s going on in the world around us.
I believe that happiness can be found. If I thought otherwise, I should be silent and not make unhappiness the more bitter by discussing it.
I have not revoked this law, nor will I, for it is everlasting, and those who will enter into my glory must obey the conditions thereof; Even so Amen.
For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It's not "integrity," it's "always do the right thing. " It's not "innovation," it's "look at the problem from a different angle. " Articulating our values as verbs gives us a clear idea - we have a clear idea of how to act in any situation.