Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful.

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it.

One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.

If at first you don't succeed, try hard work.

Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

The sweaty players in the game of life always have more fun than the supercilious spectators.

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.

The truth is I tried to write for years and I wasn't very good.

I've always wanted to do something where I aged a lot, went from young girl to dowager.

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.

Love is the strongest power there is.

I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n'ai jamais d'esprit qu'au bas de l'escalier.]

The Mirror has become an important antidote to a media that is, most of it, supportive of the establishment, some of it quite rabidly rightwing. The Mirror is breaking ranks, and that's good news.

Deployment of broadband may be hampered by market failures in rural and remote areas. In such cases, well targeted state aid may therefore be appropriate.

Everyone has got the fear It's holding on It's holding on.

If joining IBM was commitment, not employment, and the company engaged in something more than business, it had a right to demand of its men unconditional loyalty, Watson believed.