Epitaphs are cheap, and they do a poor chap a world of good after he is dead, especially if he had hard luck while he was alive. I wish they were used more.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

Blessed is a mother that would give up part of her soul for her children's happiness.

The first time I sang in the church choir two hundred people changed their religion.

It makes a lot more sense for us to be investing in jobs and education rather than jails and incarceration.

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

I'd much rather have a book that a few people love intensely than a book that a lot of people like okay.

I - you know, I'm not an actor.

Familial love can find an echo in our own hearts just as it did in that of Charles Dickens.

No one should voluntarily remain in an environment which prevents his development.

Only I keep wishing I could think of a way...to show the Capitol they don't own me. That I'm more than just a piece in their Games.

everything that's worth having hurts in some way or other.