It is man's peculiar duty to love even those who wrong him.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.

Distance makes the heart grow fonder, a little bit, but there's a certain maturity level that just comes with experience and growing up.

A speculative despair is unpardonable where it our duty to act.

Some places are like family. They annoy us to no end, especially during the holidays, but we keep coming back for more because we know, deep in our hearts, that our destinies are intertwined.

Don't misunderestimate me. . . .

If money is all that a man makes, then he will be poor - poor in happiness, poor in all that makes life worth living.

I'm not interested in people positioning me next to other artists.

And nothing to look backward to with pride, and nothing to look forward to with hope.

I made fun of myself before everybody else could, so I always got the comic crowns: Freshman Fink, Sophomore Fairy, Junior Birdman. I got all three of them!

Earning an education is not the same as gaining a skill set.