The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.
I had no idea how much of this was making it through the muffling bag.
Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.
You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.