Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

To me, a building - if it's beautiful - is the love of one man, he's made it out of his love for space, materials, things like that.

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.

Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.

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

I get up every morning and it's going to be a great day. You never know when it's going to be over so I refuse to have a bad day.

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.

No architect troubled to design houses that suited people who were to live in them, because that would have meant building a whole range of different houses. It was far cheaper and, above all, timesaving to make them identical.

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see.

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will find solid happiness.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.

You can observe a lot just by watching.

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.

When people come to my act any time after Thanksgiving, I usually say, You shouldn't be here. You should be shopping. Our economy depends on you! You should be out there buying stuff.'

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.