Isn't it fortunate how selective our recollections usually are.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

The best vision is insight.

Presence is more than just being there.

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

If you've had a good time playing the game, you're a winner even if you lose.

Turn a bad past into a good future.

In America everyone called the merest acquaintance a ‘friend’ – Guy had taken up the habit. It made him feel better about not having any real friends.

A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions.

It is only because you take your mind to be yourself, and make it dwell on what you are not, that you lose your sense of well-being.

...for a moment people set down their glasses in county clubs and speak-easies and thought of their old best dreams.

Tenacious D loves Auntie Em's. Her delicious nutrients are always energizing and indie-fresh. Where does she find those unbelievable recipes? Somewhere over the rainbow?

The only certainty is uncertainty

The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshell—in the clearness of the instructions they receive.

There must be a better reason to have a baby than to provide a plot point in a rom-com. Don't you think?

Trust as little as you can to report, and examine all you can by your own senses.