The worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind.

Anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.

Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear.

Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them.

I didn't realize this was a sad occasion.

They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby - awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.

Chestnuts in stuffing tastes like someone chewed up a tree branch and then French-kissed it into your mouth.

The thing with your heart's desire is that your heart doesn't even know what it desires until it turns up.

Accidents happen all the time.

Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.

...WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY...that counts?...that carries meaning?...that made the day worthwhile?...what will you do tomorrow?

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.

The foundation of all mental illness is the unwillingness to experience legitimate suffering.

There are more great guys than jerks, so it's a huge list.

There's not a word that describes us. We’re not alternative, metal or grunge - we’re not any of that. We’re just what we are.

Enrolling your child in a recreational sport sponsored by your neighborhood recreation community centers is a great way to keep kids active.

I'm very much interested in water and women in water. I've been photographing that for years although I didn't really know it at the time.

You never work for someone else. The truth is someone is paying you to work for yourself.