To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

The World would be a safer place If someone had a plan Before exploring Outer Space To find the Inner Man.

Some of my fans have said that because I've been able to speak about my issues, that they're not afraid to speak about theirs, which is an amazing feeling.

You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career.

And I had a big opportunity with Richard Brooks, The Professionals, which is really a magnificent movie.

Humanity to me is not a mob. A mob is a degeneration of humanity. A mob is humanity going the wrong way.

Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust

The reality is that the NBA was in worse shape in the '70s and early '80s. People have convenient memories.

I'm always storing away phrases and ideas and things that I think might turn into songs.

I am like a Rolls- Royce. I can run without an engine, purely on reputation

I quite enjoy a high-waisted cotton panty.