"One might define adulthood as the age at which a person learns he must die and accepts his sentence undismayed."

"There is no such thing as luck. There is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe."

"The Office does not sanctify the holder of it."

"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it."

"Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win."

"Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner."

"Whatever that be which thinks, understands, wills, and acts. it is something celestial and divine."

"If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day."

"The trust I have is in mine innocence, and therefore am I bold and resolute."

"I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our own particular path than we have yet got ourselves."

"Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect."