Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above it.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

Faith is irrational, which is why those who exercise it are rewarded irrationally.

God asks no man whether he will accept life. This is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how.

I'm glad that I'm able to entertain and be a part of people watching shows and enjoying the work.

I've always had a will to succeed, to win, however you phrase it.

I began playing in the senior circuit when I was 15 and won the world senior amateur title the same year.

Bud Powell's probably the biggest influence on my piano playing.

At the deepest level, all living things that have ever been looked at have the same DNA code. And many of the same genes.

No joy so great but runneth to an end,No hap so hard but may in fine amend.

Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success.

It's funny when I read the tabloids and they're reporting on only a fraction of the life I'm leading.