If you invest nothing, the reward is worth little.

Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having someone just hold your hand.

A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination.

One way or another, I think we are all destined to learn the same lessons in life. Universal truths are universal truths. They cannot be changed.

Statistics, likelihoods, and probabilities mean everything to men, nothing to God.

Just pick a goal and stick to it―no big complicated secret.

Life isn't all grand, but it isn't all miserable either.  There's both sweet and sour in every day.  So why focus on the ugly when you can gaze at what's beautiful?  Concentrate on the good.

You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character.

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.

Grown ups’ could learn a lesson from watching cartoons.

Face it, Nat, this is one tiger who will never be jumping through your flaming hoop--

You must showcase your work, achievements and performance in the best possible manner.

I would design any vehicle, but probably least likely... a minivan.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.

For things to change, you've got to change. For things to get better, you've got to get better.

All of my wildness is in the writing. I have discovered I have to be orderly and boring in my personal life to be wild in my work.

I loved the logistical reality of a guy who wants to take over the world, yet who has a family too.

Success is not rightly measured by wealth, prestige and power. Success is measured by the yardstick of happiness.

John Irving once told me he doesn't start a novel until he knows the last sentence. I said, 'My God, Irving, isn't that like working in a factory?'