It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Happiness when sustained too long in print can rightly be construed as sappiness...

I'm man enough to know when to scream.

Wherever you go, warm that place and people with love and kindness.

To access your subconscious, is to access your 'higher-self.

Without love benevolence becomes egotism.

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.

In Illinois, where legislators are paid $45, 000, plus as much as $10, 000 for leadership work, about half are full-time politicians.

We cover hamburgers, chicken, veggie burgers, salads, we've got a pretty broad range. To me, McDonald's isn't only about the food. It's about the prices, it's about the way we eat.

The outward manifestations of an inner combustion are never very directed.

Actually, I find it great fun to develop family series with lots of characters.