If you're going to insist on being reasonable, I'm going to stop hanging with you.

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.

Money should not dictate how I live my life..I must take charge and become the master of money, so that I decide what I want to do with my time.

If your level of anger or bitterness is not leading to a change in your life or relationship, it is because your ego is dominating.

My healthy blood was powerless to cure the sick blood of my beloved. That was beyond understanding. And so is death.

Don't be so busy trying to make a living that you're too busy to make a life.

Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it

The Catholics had been in the position of oppressors, and the Protestants of the oppressed

You have the feeling that if you get a Pulitzer, you're somehow set for life.

Never give up! If adversity presses, Providence wisely has mingled the cup, And the best counsel, in all your distresses, Is the stout watchword of "Never give up."

I must love big novels, because that's what I've written. It takes a while before you begin to breathe the air the characters breathe.

Smells are so powerful and evocative, sometimes stronger than visual cues.