Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

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

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Find happiness where you can, " she said softly. "It's not just the great big whammo things. Look for the beauty of life in the small things, and you'll be the happiest person alive.

The past was filling the room like a tide of whispers.

Yes I pay taxes... There are no ethics in the face of coercion, that is blaming the victim. Focus on the man with the gun, not the man in the crosshairs trying to survive.

A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.

For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

An artist wears his work in place of wounds.

If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.

Incarceration didnt change me. In many ways, incarceration galvanized me. The totality of the experience helped me.

Whether it was good or bad, that was the day, and you have to let it go.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can.