I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well.

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.

She’d known for years that good things didn’t last, that loved ones went away and dreams were as easy to reach as the stars in the sky.

Botswana is actually very peaceful. It's democratic. It never was in debt. They've been fortunate, they've had diamonds.

Success is seldom permanent, and failure is seldom fatal. The important thing is to keep trying.

So that is new in terms of where I've seen the shifts. Otherwise, it's all about taste and taste just keeps going round and round and round.

Wisdom isn't about knowing; it's an understanding that meaning is inexhaustible.

I love San Francisco. It would be a perfect place for a honeymoon.

Experiment is the sole interpreter of the artifices of Nature.

If you can play the blues, you can do anything.

It's strange the times people choose to be generous.

There is nothing more soul-satisfying than the first succulent bite into the juicy frankfurter.