None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try.

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.

There is no reason why the same man should like the same books at eighteen and at forty-eight

By stepping outside your comfort zone to do something peculiar, you confirm that you can do more than you've done. Move out!

Being at a loss to resolve these questions, I am resolved to leave them without any resolution.

Anything is of course inexhaustible, because at each moment the brain has a different pattern to construct.

Forgiving others is easier when I remember that I'm human and stupid, too.

I don't really think about my work in terms of whatever money it makes. That's just a bonus. I'm just going to do the work anyway, so whatever comes back is good with me.

i'm never going to understand the Barrani." "You needn't sound so morose, Lord Kaylin. They are unlikely to understand you either." "Yes, but I'm unlikely to try to kill them for fun.

Life is never going to be perfect, as much as we want it to be, and I have to lead by example.

This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves.

My main thing is music; it's what I do.