Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Don't spend your precious time asking "Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is "How can I make it better?" To that there is an answer.

Love yourself-accept yourself-forgive yourself-and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.

The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.

Relish love in your old age! Aged love is like aged wine; it becomes more satisfying, more refreshing, more valuable, more appreciated and more intoxicating!

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.

The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.

Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism.

Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.

I had also read somewhere that if a man didn't truly believe or understand what he was espousing, somehow he could do a more convincing job

Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.

I knew what it was to yearn for a life so distant it seemed that it had never been anything more than a dream.

Job tip: If you were the employer, what kind of person would you most desire as an employee? Be that person.

What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.

The complete man must work, study and wrestle.

Where's the great pay? Where's the travel? Where's the Winnebago, Goddamnit!

To be joyous is to be a madman in a world of sad ghosts.

Sunshine Cake is just a fun hobby thing. That's about it.