When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

A writer’s promise is like a tiger’s smile

Real hope combined with real action has always pulled me through difficult times. Real hope combined with doing nothing has never pulled me through.

Am I worthy in every respect of being imitated?

I love only one girl, one in every town.

Want what you have. Do what you can. Be who you are.

Happiness is within you... so unlock the chains from your heart and let yourself grow- like the sweet flower you are. I know the answer- just spread your wings and set yourself free.

I'm not building each one character around one metaphor, so much as trying to build a heroic archetype that can be used to express the kind of metaphors that I find in each story.

We were not the victims of ancestor worship. We had the benefits of a fresh start.

The happiness of one does not mean the unhappiness of the others.

I've seen the film. And I'll tell you this, I'm glad Chuck Yeager isn't running for President.