Trust me, true?" Butch barked a laugh. "Last time you said that i ended up with a vampire cocktail, remember?

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

We must reprogram ourselves to understand that cooperation is a higher principle than competition.

My kindergarten teacher encouraged me to learn, as did my school headmaster, who gave me a grant to study.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men decency in giving them no offense.

Sometimes when we think we are keeping a secret, the secret is actually keeping us.

Writing means revealing oneself to excess.

I'm a New Wave baby, so I got very stimulated by foreign film.

I just want it to be better, I just want to be better, but this is very encouraging.

I'll tell you what's more important than all the commentaries in your library: prayer.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine. It brings us near to the infinite.

I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected.