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Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, 'If you want it bad enough, and you're willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself.

I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres some kind of change.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself.

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammible and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.

Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call.

I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess.

Kids always need a role model. I let them know you can do it, too, if you really want to.

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

A two-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it.

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.