"Duties are not performed for duty's sake, but because their neglect would make the man uncomfortable. A man performs but one duty - the duty of contenting his spirit, the duty of making himself agreeable to himself."

"When in doubt, tell the truth."

"Of course truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense."

"We do not deal in facts when we are contemplating ourselves."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one."

"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first."