Payne nailing him in the face woke him up. George brought him back his independence. But Beth handed him his crown.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

I am unique...I play by a different set of rules I am not intimidated by anything.

I kiss her. I kiss her and kiss her. I try not to bite her lip. She tastes like vodkahoney.

If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?

Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.

Thousands of young couples go through with a loveless marriage because no one ever told them what genuine love is. If people today knew that kind of love, the divorce rate would be sharply reduced.

It's like they've forgotten everything important, isn't it? I mean, forgotten things like cats and dancing exist.

I am no proponent of a theocracy. I am a secularist. I want an independent Iraqi government, not a lackey of Tehran.

How strange! I thought, though everybody hated and despised each other, they could not avoid loving me.

Our only weapons in this war of your lifetime are the weapons of the mind.

I'm very lucky in that I have a good cosmetic surgeon.