Of all the time-saving techniques ever developed, perhaps the most effective is the frequent use of the word no.

The scarlet of the maples can shake me like a cry Of bugles going by. And my lonely spirit thrills To see the frosty asters like a smoke upon the hills.

Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self, and it is a task no longer; it is joy; it is art.

Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives.

what doesn't kill you not only make you stronger, but also more honest.

You must lose yourself if you want to be successful in animation and be the character.

Over the shoulders and slopes of the dune I saw the white daisies go down to the sea, A host in the sunshine, an army in June, The people God sends us to set our heart free.

I took a day to search for God, And found Him not. But as I trod By rocky ledge, through woods untamed, Just where one scarlet lily flamed, I saw His foot print in the sod.

Happiness is an inside job.

[Happiness is] a ghost, it’s a shadow. You can’t really chase it. It’s a by-product, a very pleasant side effect to a life lived well.

There is something in the autumn that is native to my blood- Touch of manner, hint of mood; And my heart is like a rhyme, With the yellow and the purple and the crimson keeping time.

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.

What is this I hear of sorrow and weariness, Anger, discontent and drooping hopes? Degenerate sons and daughters, Life is too strong for you— It takes life to love Life.

I refuse to say anything beyond five years because I don't think we can see much beyond five years.

Yet, the Universe is real enough to the conscious beings in it, which are as unreal as it is itself.

Bureaucrats denounce private enterprise for the consequences of their own reckless policies and demand still more governmental controls.

Literacy, written language is a very late acquisition in terms of human evolution.

I do yoga, lunges, crunches, things like that for 40 minutes twice a week. For cardio I usually do the elliptical, treadmill or walking.

I only direct in self-defense.

Happiness is a hard thing because it is achieved only by making others happy.