I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'.

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.

The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization.

Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.

Next month, I will celebrate my 30th anniversary of marriage with my beautiful bride, Vicki. Our marriage has been a blessing. I have gained even more respect for the institution over the past 3 decades and will defend it against attack.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy.

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.

Always expect the unexpected. Right around Thanksgiving, when the new Alex Cross will be out. It's called Four Blind Mice and it's a pretty amazing story about several murders inside the military.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

The knives of jealousy are honed on details.

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality.

Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

I admire my father greatly.

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.

Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life.