"Anger is a bad counselor."

"Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth."

"From word to deed is a great space."

"Adversity is the touchstone of friendship."

"A crow is no whiter for being washed."

"Better the foot slip than the tongue."

"You can't organize clutter."

"Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as raven's claws."

"I don't want to wrap myself in the flag, because I'm afraid I'll get burned."

"If someone offers you a gift, and you decline to accept it, the other person still owns that gift. The same is true of insults and verbal attacks."

"Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations."

"All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year."