Pessimism is the affectation of youth, the reality of age.

All change is not growth as all movement is not forward.

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.

A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

It is lovely, when I forget all birthdays, including my own, to find that somebody remembers me.

It is human nature to overestimate the thing you've never had.

The worst thing about war is that so many people enjoy it.

The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to give.

I have little faith in the theory that organized killing is the best prelude to peace.

The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.

He kissed the corner of her lips before whispering by her ear, “And that was just my hand, love.

The true path to success is to find your joy and share it with others.

Standing at the end of a diving board looking at the water never made the water warmer, but it will make taking the plunge unnecessarily hard.

If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret.

Oh I'd be more than happy to hold, I'll just spend the time working on that brain tumor.

We're past the age of heroes and hero kings... Most of our lives are basically mundane and dull, and it's up to the writer to find ways to make them interesting.

Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.

Nowhere inthe annals of history does the record show a people delivered from bondage bypatience alone.

Whom shall I call on? Who will share with me The wretched happiness of staying alive?

You might wanna rethink that, boy. 'Cause if I'm going to get sued for offensively touching you, I'm going to make it worth my while.