I am very comfortable with conflict, be it of the legal or mortal kind. My father was a mediator, a bridge maker. I am a grave maker.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

I'm heading for a clean-named placelike Wisconsin, and mad as a jack-o'-lantern, will get therewithout help and nosy proclivities.

People strive hardest to save face, when the beauty they value is solely extrinsic.

The past in retrospect holds manifold disenchantments failures and even tragedies and yet the worse may be forgotten and the best held fast.

New York, you got money on your mind. And my words won't make a dime's worth a difference, so here's to you New York.

War: First day in the U.S. Army, the government placed a Bible in my left hand, a bayonet in the other.

You have to have courage to stand up to your critics.

Christianity remains to this day the greatest misfortune of humanity.

We know that there is no absolute knowledge, that there are only theories; but we forget this. The better educated we are, the harder we believe in axioms.

The major problem of life is learning how to handle the costly interruptions.

You are not what you think yourself to be, I assure you. The image you have of yourself is made up from memories and is purely accidental.