I was asked why I did not give a rod with which to fish, in the hands of the poor, rather than give the fish itself as this makes them remain poor. So I told them: The people whom we pick up are not able to stand with a rod.  So

One hour a day, read. Read everything in the world except your business. Read junk. Very much junk.  Read so that anything that interests you will stick in your memory. Just read, just read, just read… There is your audience. There is the language. There are the words that they use.

The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.

Never Fear shadows.  They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby.