We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats.

I won't mind dying if I can tell St. Peter a joke he hasn't heard.

I have looked to the Steinway piano since I was three, not only as my ideal choice of an instrument. But, as a responsive and ever reliable friend.

We are not taught that hardship is the anvil upon which we are beaten into beauty. We are not taught that some of our greatest moments are some of our most difficult.

You are lovable, you are loving; your choices about food will reflect that, if you give yourself a chance.

The only reason [not to use] perl is that some sysadmins don't allow software that they didn't pay for. By all means, let them send me money if it makes them feel better.

The difference between Liberty and liberties is as great as God and gods.

Christian life consists of faith and charity

Just as surely as you can create a thought in your mind, you can create this day in the way you choose.

I had learned so much about marriage from Missy that I only had to get divorced two more times.