Victory becomes, to some degree, a state of mind. Knowing ourselves superior to the anxieties, troubles, and worries which obsess us, we are superior to them.

Be bold - and mighty forces will come to your aid.

Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.

Public opinion is the worst of all opinions.

Being rich and coming from a distinguished family background doesn't guarantee happiness, Abby. In fact, it might make happiness harder to find because you have to live up to akk that expectation.

It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. For those who do not think it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while.

My mom loved rock n' roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. He liked classical music and Duke Ellington.

Most of us spend so much time thinking about where we have been or where we are supposed to be going that we have a hard time recognizing where we actually are.

Behind the proscenium arch, you can't always hear what people in the audience are saying.

The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.

The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.

Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!

Who "wins" and who "loses" depends on when you measure it.