"Tolerably early in life I discovered that one of the unpardonable sins, in the eyes of most people, is for a man to go about unlabeled. The world regards such a person as the police do an unmuzzled dog."

“I think often that God is guiding me.”

Source : "Natalia Makarova, Kennedy Center honoree". Interview with Allan Ulrich, www.sfgate.com. December 5, 2012.

“The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.”

“Private and public life are subject to the same rules-truth and manliness are two qualities that will carry you through this world much better than policy or tact of expediency or other words that were devised to conceal a deviation from a straight line.”

“I've got one of the best health care teams out there as far as diabetes management.”

Source : Chip Ganassi Racing Teams teleconference, www.motorsport.com. December 16, 2010.

“The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.”

“A visit to a museum is a search for beauty, truth, and meaning in our lives. Go to museums as often as you can.”

“‎"Don't bother too much about your feelings. When they are humble, loving, brave, give thanks for them; when they are conceited, selfish, cowardly, ask to have them altered. In neither case are they you, but only a thing that happens to you. What matters is your intentions and your behavior”

“How long were the stretches of toilsome tacking back and forth, of being blocked, of being thrown back again and again. But all that was annulled by the periods when I had my technique in hand and succeeded in doing what I wanted.”