The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.

She has a laugh so hearty it knocks the whipped cream off an order of strawberry shortcake on a table fifty feet away.

I came to the conclusion long ago that all life is six to five against.

Life is tough, and it's really tough when you're stupid.

You can keep the things of bronze and stone and give me one man to remember me just once a year.

In my opinion turkey is the most over-rated critter for eating purposes in kingdom come but the most striking example we have of the power of propaganda.

He who tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted.

In all the history of the boxing game, you'll find no human interest story to compare with the life narrative of James J. Braddock.

Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.

He [Will Rogers] was America's most complete human document. One-third humor. One-third humanitarian. One-third heart.

Damon Runyon. A day-coach boy in a parlor car seat.

The light that filled my house was deep and livid, half magnolia, half rainwater. Things sat in it, dark and very still.

My prayer for you is simple. May the power of love be with you. May kindness adorn your heart, and may simplicity find a peaceful place in your thoughts and actions.

There will always be an England While there's a country lane Wherever there's a cottage small Beside a field of grain.

My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.

Selfish people are in a way terribly capable of great loves.

If you are going to forgive a person, Liz decides, it is best to do it sooner rather than later. Later, Liz knows from experience, could be sooner than you thought.

God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.

Looks like somebody's got jungle fever.' 'That's not even the right kind of racist.

Each moment of the year has its own beauty.

Give thanks for sorrow that teaches you pity; for pain that teaches you courage.