No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.

Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

I dated a lot, but I never really had anyone who was worthy of an anniversary. And most girlfriends never made it to a year, anyway.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids.

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers - six if one went to Harvard.

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.

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.

Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married?

Jealousy is the grave of affection.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

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

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.