I am first and foremost a catalist; I put people and situations together.

Russian is a very deceptive language, because it looks easy at first: it’s like setting out for a gentle stroll and realizing that you’ve committed yourself to scaling Himalayan peaks.

When I see everyone rushing in one direction, I know it’s time to move the other way.

I can’t think of anything better to do with a life than to wear it out in efforts to be useful to the world.

People will always work harder if they’re getting well paid and if they’re afraid of losing a job which they know will be hard to equal. As is well known, if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Just think of something that would be “wonderful” if it were only “possible”. Then set out to make it possible.

One of my father’s most precious legacies to me was spiritual. I learned from him the value of courage and the strength of will.

When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.

Just think of something that would be "wonderful" if it were only "possible". Then set out to make it possible.

When I see everyone rushing in one direction, I know it's time to move the other way.