Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Go on vacation. You're turning into an itchB!

It is somehow reassuring to discover that the word "travel" is derived from "travail " denoting the pains of childbirth.

If you haven't been happy very young you can still be happy later on but it's much harder. You need more luck.

And then, what is grace? Grace is love. But grace is not love simply, and purely, and alone. Grace and love are, in their innermost essence, one and the same thing.

Be as a lion in the path. Be dangerous even in defeat.

Anybody can be ambitious.

You're tearin' my guts out, Claire.

You might be a redneck if the biggest fashion risk you take is which plaid you'll wear to the 4-H Fair.

You can have the platinum album, but when you still feel like you haven't quite found your place in the world - it kind of gives a crazy offset.

Like anybody else of my era, I listened to a whole lot of Michael Jackson. I guess I was probably inspired by the way he danced, and the way he sang, and his image.