If life is a stage and you are your own agent, then don’t hesitate to play the character you wish to play.

When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.

I love you" means I want you to be happy.

Music is happiness with a steady pulse.

Alas, impatience is but another form of unhappiness. It is true, it is true. I have never met a happy impatient person.

Happiness is never in a rush. If you move too fast, you leave it behind.

Laugh and smile for no reason at all. Giggle grins are a magnet for happiness.

Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.

Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.

The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.

The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.

Now me, ” said Mr. Vandemar.“What number am I thinking of?” “I beg your pardon?” “What number am I thinking of?” repeated Mr. Vandemar. “It’s between one and a lot, ” he added, helpfully.

At least, when there’s fear, there’s some human part left in you. Once that’s gone, though, there is nothing.

Fortune reveres the brave and overwhelms the cowardly.

You get a show where people are jumping up and dancing, but it's not a critical event in the sense of profound catharsis. Essentially it's celebratory.

I wish I could swap closets with Diana Vreeland, but I think only my left thigh would fit into her clothing.

I dislike people who get out of things unscraped. No scars, no scratches. Agnosceo veteris vestigia flamme. Refined through a scar.

My wife wanted to call our daughter Sue, but I felt that in our family that is usually a verb.

I would rather a thousand times be a free soul in jail than to be a sycophant and coward in the streets.

It's not just that families can't buy a home or start a business without some savings tucked away.

Your income right now is a result of your standards, it is not the industry, it is not the economy.