Men should strive to think much and know little.

We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents - the question is, how much?

Jodi Picoult

It has always seemed strange to me...The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

John Steinbeck, Cannery Row

When you're in the right, you can afford to keep your temper. When in the wrong, you can't afford to lose it.

Source Unknown

There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.

Bob Ross

Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big.

Peter Diamandis

Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.

Rich Kulawiec

When you reach the heart of life you shall find beauty in all things, even in the eyes that are blind to beauty.

Kahlil Gibran

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

Bob Iger

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

Charles Lamb

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

Sir Winston Churchill

Our planning system was dynamite when we first put it in. The thinking was fresh; the form mattered little. It was idea oriented. We then hired a head of planning, and he hired two vice presidents, and then he hired a planner; and the books got thicker, and the printing more sophisticated, and the covers got harder, and the drawings got better.

John Welch

It's only a drawback in the States, where most people seem to have no real interest in other countries and the notion of a novel which might offer insight into life in the UK doesn't seem to appeal very widely.

Jonathan Coe