It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.

To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

The only think I like better than talking about Food is eating.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.

Even though we're a week and a half away from Thanksgiving, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.

I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.

My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

All lasting business is built on friendship.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

I don't even drink! I can't stand the taste of alcohol. Every New Year's Eve I try one drink and every time it makes me feel sick. So I don't touch booze - I'm always the designated driver.

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

Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.

I was raised in the greatest of homes... just a really great dad, and I miss him so much... he was a good man, a real simple man... Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

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.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.