Health, wealth, reputation, and status are all mere ingredients of happiness. The key to true well-being is being able to manage them capably.

No one should ever despair because the entrance to his or her chosen career path is clogged. There is an ancient saying: "The persistent drip wears through stone.

Greed kills us all.

Everyone makes mistakes. Whether we put our mistakes to use depends on how deeply we reflect on our actions. It is desirable to reflect until the tears come. - On Self-Reflection -

If you are fortunate enough to enjoy great success, you should never forget the spirit of the beginner, and not grow indolent and arrogant.

Change yourself, and others will follow.

Change is not a force to be feared, but an opportunity to be seized.

Just as stars shine brightest in the darkest night, your joy blazes brilliantly through life's problems when you count them as joy.

A long disease seems to be a halting place between life and death, that death itself may be a comfort to those who die and to those who are left behind.

We’re built to move on. Someone dies, no matter how close you are to them, you move on. That helps in a lot of ways.

Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few.

If I had a normal life Id quite cheerfully go mad and fall over right now

There are other things that contribute to health besides a balanced diet. There are fresh air and sunlight and lack of nervous tension.

Every revolution has its counter-revolution.

It's the priests who have demands, not the gods.

Old Hollywood is just like a desert water in Africa. Hang around long enough and every kind of animal in the world will drift in for refreshments.