"Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it."

"Giving a man space is like giving a dog a computer: the chances are he will not use it wisely."

"Talking and eloquence are not the same thing: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks."

"Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected."

"You should always carry a gun. Not to shoot yourself, but to know that you're always making a choice."

"I don't like her. But don't misunderstand me: my dislike is purely platonic."

"Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

"For others do I wait... for higher ones, stronger ones, more triumphant ones, merrier ones, for such as are built squarely in body and soul: laughing lions must come."

"There is no eraser on the end of a scalpel."

"What we do is less than a drop in the ocean. But if it were missing, the ocean would lack something."

"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball."

"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket."