I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.
A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.
I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money.