Death is not the worst sorrow.

A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission.

It seems to me that life is always undoing for us something that we have just laboriously done.

Out of my discomforts, which were small enough, grew one thing for which I have all my life been grateful, the formation of fixed habits of work.

The great law of denial belongs to the powerful forces of life, whether the case be one of coolish baked beans, or an unrequited affection.

A perfect marriage is like a pure heart ... those who have it are fit to see God.

Surely it is one of the simplest laws of taste in dress, that it shall not attract undue attention from the wearer to the worn.

A literary woman's best critic is her husband.

What an immense power over life is the power of possessing distinct aims.

What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the very motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.

... to work, to work hard, to see work steadily, and see it whole, was the way to be reputable. I think I always respected a goodblacksmith more than a lady of leisure.

Know that EVERYTHING in Life has purpose. There are no accidents, no coincidences, EVERY moment is a blessing given for our Spiritual benefit and learning.

Have intercourse with females, acquire wealth.

The American Dream is one of success, home ownership, college education for one's children, and have a secure job to provide these and other goals.

Let's face it, I only practice yoga because the classes are always packed with beautiful women.

Sometimes when I'm directing, the stage manager will have a good idea and that's okay with me.

Being a stranger was like being dead, and brought to mind how, in a book he had read that most folks misunderstood one common state: The flip side of love is indifference, not hate.

If you have no family or friends to aid you . . . turn your face to the Great West and there build up your home and fortune.

Treat each other the way you would like to be treated.

You are the weirdest girl ever.” “Please. You live with Eve.

How many times do I have to repeat this: my childhood was fantastic.