When a man stands on the verge of seventy-two you know perfectly well that he never reached that place without knowing what this life is - heartbreaking bereavement.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

The sun is free, it is still there to be enjoyed.

Today I gave you an hour. A year ago I would have given you an eternity.

A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning.

There was no one, when I was in school, who talked about going in and blowing up students. The teachers were very stern and hateable, but nobody ever mentioned murder.

Once we were Programmers. Maybe our last best hope is a movie.

If you find someone with wisdom, good judgment, and good actions; make him a companion.

I'm always pleased that I managed to stay out of jail throughout my tenure in Chicago.

Every day, therefore, should be regulated as if it were the one that brings up the rear, the one that rounds out and completes our lives.

I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.

As soon as Oliver Twist is serialized, people who would never dream of reading [Charles] Dickens, if they hadn't seen him on their box, buy the paperback.