Life is all about balance, and there are certain times of the year - birthday, anniversary, holidays - that are meant to be enjoyed without guilt. That being said, Thanksgiving is a meal - it's not a Thanksgiving day, and it's not a Thanksgiving week.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death.

I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more.

No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

There is one person who sends me three cards every year. One on New Year's, one for my birthday and the third that marks the anniversary of my flight into space.

When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

Our dad was a great guy and we will never forget him.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.

The best way out is always through.

My dad is my best friend, my father, and my boss. When I do something that is exciting and he likes it, it feels three times as good as you can imagine.

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two days of the year where we know the spurs are going to stay off the boots because the family doesn't have to work. It's such a nice - and rare - treat!

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.

There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.

Meaning is not what you start with but what you end up with.

I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.