In the spring of 1936, I was introduced by friends to Jean Tatlock. In the autumn, I began to court her. We were at least twice close enough to marriage to think of ourselves as engaged.

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.

That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football's on!

So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.

My mom makes something called green pie, which I thought was a delicacy that many people only had at Thanksgiving, but it turns out it was just Jell-O with whipped cream on it. And it's delicious.

Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.

A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.

Regarding marriage, it - somehow, it didn't happen. One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.

Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack of it.

You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me.

My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife's Midwestern roots; the Campbell's green-bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie.

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

Knowing is not enough; we must apply!

God's mercy is fresh and new every morning.

My mother and stepfather were married 43 years, so I have watched a long marriage. I feel like I had a very good role model for that. And, you know, it's just a number.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.