Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.

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.

The things you should value most in this life are NOT things.

Man adapts himself to everything to the best and the worst.

Food culture is like listening to the Beatles - it's international, it's very positive, it's inventive and creative.

You have to stay true to your heritage, that's what your brand is about.

I'll end discriminatory laws like the Hyde Amendment that make it all but impossible for low-income women - disproportionately, women of color - to exercise their rights.

Republics, one after another . . . have perished from a want of intelligence and virtue in the masses of the people. . . .

Decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

As long as Christian life remains our life we will not understand the Christ of the New Testament. You are not your own.

I see bits and pieces of me in all the characters in my films.

The world is filled with God's glory. You can't turn without bumping into it.