I have written chiefly because, though I have often dreaded the necessity, I have found it more painful, in the end, not to write.

All change is not growth as all movement is not forward.

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.

A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

It is lovely, when I forget all birthdays, including my own, to find that somebody remembers me.

It is human nature to overestimate the thing you've never had.

The worst thing about war is that so many people enjoy it.

The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to give.

I have little faith in the theory that organized killing is the best prelude to peace.

The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.

In the field of observation chance favours the prepared mind.

I think baking is very rewarding, and if you follow a good recipe, you will get success.

I think it's sexy when someone makes a statement that says, 'This is who I am. This is what I think is sexy.'

And for yourself, whatever there has been either of sin or duty, remember the one and forget the other, and betake yourself wholly to the mercy of God and the merit of Christ.

I hope that I have given happiness to others. I hope I have given children to the world, and that I have made some kind of a mark for myself here.

The military's job is to win the war. A president's job is to win the peace.

So many old and lovely things are stored in the world's attic because we don't want them around us and we don't dare throw them out.

In many cases, the more you try to compete, the less competitive you actually are.

Change your plate. Change your fate.

Nothing cuts deeper than when another person says exactly what you're afraid to say out loud.