Necessity is the mother of "taking chances."

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

The war that killed my grandfather and great-uncles and thousands of other blacks is only a footnote in our history books.

I should have told you the minute I saw you that you look beautiful. I do love the way you look tonight.

...the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can risk being.

The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach

I learn teaching from teachers. I learn golf from golfers. I learn winning from coaches.

You get used to it I suppose, but it's always a bit disappointing to see a comic referred to as 'by [writer]' and no one else.

If you develop 10 things, and you can get two or three made, that's a very high ration.

I personally have always found the Unitarian faith a source of comfort and help in my daily life.

A baby is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs increase.

If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.