To be a successful father... there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two years.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

As we grow older, it becomes difficult to just believe. It's not that we don't want to, but too much has happened and we can't.

We must raise both the ceiling and the floor.

The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.

The only truly shocking thing about last Tuesday's election is that the Democrats didn't do far worse, or as badly as they deserved.

We have to remember Damien Duff is one of the most good players in the Premiership

We need to acknowledge that the death penalty is broken beyond repair.

Kaz's art is a powerful example of discipline and freedom. His classical calligraphy captures the inner movement and stillness of the brush and mind.

The authors who affect contempt for a name in the world put their names to the books which they invite the world to read.

Anticipation! It occurred to him that his anticipation was more pleasant to him than the experiencing.

There is a powerful force within us, an un-illuminated part of the mind - separate from the conscious mind that is constantly at work molding our thought, feelings, and actions.