Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.

Laughter is the fireworks of the soul.

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.

Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.

The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.

Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

The happiest time in any man's life is when he is in red-hot pursuit of a dollar with a reasonable prospect of overtaking it.

Someone who lives meaningfully for 30 years has lived a much longer Life than one who drifted through Life for 60 years.

Sometimes I found that in my happy moments I could not believe that I had ever been miserable.

If you lose count of how many cookies you ate, the calorie intake ceases to exist. True story.

I always try to suit my clothes to my company. It is the only way to be inconspicuous.

Justice is the very last thing of all wherewith the universe concerns itself. It is equilibrium that absorbs its attention.

Cereal production in the rain-fed areas still remains relatively unaffected by the impact of the green revolution, but significant change and progress are now becoming evident in several countries

Truly, the worst trains take one across the best landscapes.

My family were broadminded enough to support me when I wanted to pursue a life in the theatre.

Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

I think Hollywood sees so many parts of America through a very narrow prism. The South is no exception. And those stereotypes, while sometimes true, are exaggerated for me to the point of boredom.