Nature creates while destroying, and doesn't care whether it creates or destroys as long as life isn't extinguished, as long as death doesn't lose its rights.
In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively.
Political work is the life-blood of all economic work.
My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
You know, as any parent will say, you know, life happens.
I insist that there is nothing sacred in the life of an invader, and there is no valid principle of human society that forbids the invaded to protect themselves in whatever way they can.
The claim of the State Socialists, however, that this right would not be exercised in matters pertaining to the individual in the more intimate and private relations of his life is not borne out by the history of governments.
For me, the card catalog has been a companion all my working life. To leave it is like leaving the house one was brought up in.
A commencement is a time of joy. It is also a time of melancholy. But then again, so is life.
In both business and personal life, I've always found that travel inspires me more than anything else I do. Evidence of the languages, cultures, scenery, food, and design sensibilities that I discover all over the world can be found in every piece of my jewelry.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
Everything in life is luck.
Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be brought out and worn only for parades. It's the kind of a life a decent man leads, it's something to live for and to die for.
My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference.
All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.