Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.

I saw you put rice in a toaster once, " said Mae. "I was there when made the tin of beans explode.""It was faulty, " Jamie protested, his eyes shifty. " I am sure of this.

Burning her husband's bed was a mistake. Alison could see that now.

Everybody who talks to a newspaper has a motive. That's just a given. And good reporters always, repeat always, probe to find out what that motive is.

... there are a lot of shredders in country music - Redd Volkaert, Brent Mason, Dan Huff .. and guys like that

All the sorrow, all the bitterness, all the sadness, I forget them and ignore them in the joy of working.

It does not seem to me that the evidence concerning the being of a God, and concerning immortality, is such as to enable us to assert anything in regard to either of these topics.

The mobile phone, the fax, emails. Call me old fashioned, but what's wrong with a chain of beacons?

There are people who don't vote for a lot of reasons, sometimes as a statement.

I don't think there are that many awesome roles out there, whether we're talking about movies or TV.