Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home; and many a family has successfully saved for a home only to find itself at last with nothing but a house.

Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.

If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.

The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.

In good times, people want to advertise; in bad times, they have to.

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.

When you are through changing, you are through.

When you have something for breakfast, you're not going to be starving by lunch.

Cereal eating is almost a marker for a healthy lifestyle. It sets you up for the day, so you don't overeat.

The big rewards come to those who travel the second, undemanded mile.

Not everyone is capable of sacrificing his own life. So it is, always has been and always will be.

An idiot child screaming in a hospital." (on George Bernard Shaw)

There is some reason to believe there is greater safety in this branch of medicine from modest unassuming ignorance than from a meddling presumption which frequently accompanies a little learning.

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God.

To me, success is when you can walk into Ralph's and buy anything you want. Ultimate success, however, is when Ralph can walk into you and buy anything he wants.

Let us realize that engagement and detachment aren't opposite-the more engaged we become, the more detached we will have to be.

Everything's been said, but it needs saying again.

The world we are born into-this complicated, difficult, hauntingly touching world-is the one whole thing. It is the world we awaken in, and awaken to.

I always thought insanity would be a dark, bitter feeling, but it is drenching and delicious if you really roll around in it.

gossip is just the small change of conversation.