Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

If you find your sacred soul mate, bind the love bond.

True or false, that which is set of men often occupies as important a place in their lives, and above all in their destinies, as that which they do.

The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!

I grew up with the religion of 'Star Wars, ' frankly. That's when I realized there is something bigger out there... and it's called The Force.

Setbacks are what build character. They are what separate the lucky from the truly successful.

I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.

I was lucky enough to see with my own eyes the recent stock-market crash, where they lost several million dollars, a rabble of dead money that went sliding off into the sea.

You never see a smiling runner.

I first wanted to be a comedian when I was six or seven and my dad showed me Laurel and Hardy's "Perfect Day" on tv.