a most excellent man, though I could have wished his trousers not quite so tight in some places and not quite so loose in others.

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

We are always afraid to ask because we aren't afraid of the answer but the feeling of rejection

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

Suicides aren't heroic in my opinion. And I don't think anybody ever really knows why somebody commits suicide.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first one who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior.

A nickname is not supposed to be your only name. I miss Jennifer a bit.

The greatest homage to truth is to use it.

Call upon the Goddess and God to protect you and teach you the secrets of magic. Ask stones and plants to reveal their powers - and listen.

I became the singer by default. I didn't know if I could do it. We tried other people, but couldn't find anyone we liked.

President Obama is not polarizing, but the media sure is.