Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made read more

Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made the difference between a nobleman's sink and a brilliant sculpture.

No poet sings because he must sing. At least no great poet does. A great poet sings because he chooses read more

No poet sings because he must sing. At least no great poet does. A great poet sings because he chooses to sing.

Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are read more

Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle and refusing to compromise. And some people just act on any whim that enters their heads. I pragmatically turn my whims into principles.

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; read more

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.

If we could raise one generation with unconditional love, there would be no Hitlers. We need to teach the next read more

If we could raise one generation with unconditional love, there would be no Hitlers. We need to teach the next generation of children from Day One that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear.

As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders read more

As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is up to us.

To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in read more

To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.

Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.

Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.