There wouldn't be half as much fun in the world if it weren't for children and men, and there ain't a mite of difference between them under the skins.

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.

... my mother adorned with flowers whatever shabby house we were forced to live in.

The ultimate secret to growth is finding something worth fighting for

The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is the hand over your whole self--all your wishes and precautions--to Christ.

Biological age is the key component of the aging process.

Feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember

None. I think we should send a country some cupcakes. You think some cupcakes would cheer up North Korea? Kill 'em with deliciousness.

Books are for the most part willfully and hastily written, as parts of a system to supply a want real or imagined.

I tried to laugh early on about ego and pride... I do something great and then I do something really dumb and then I laugh. You'll always be that kid.

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.

You know, I just don't believe that art is supposed to make sense. I really don't think it's supposed to be analyzed to death. It's left to the listener or looker to get what they can get from it.