“When in doubt, don’t.”

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”

“Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.”

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.”

“The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived.”

“I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.”

“A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.”

“He was a genius – that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion of their abilities.”

“If you don’t know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues’ initials on ’em, and pass them along. When in doubt, route.”