Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.
There are really only three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who say, What happened?
Asking a writer what he thinks about critics is like asking what a fire hydrant feels about dogs.
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; this, too, shall pass.
Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.
Love is content with the present, it hopes for the future and it doesn’t brood over the past.
All marriages are happy, it’s living together afterward that’s tough.
Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all.
The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven’t thought of yet.
Anyone who believes the competitive spirit in America is dead has never been in a supermarket when the cashier opens another check-out line.
The real trick is to stay alive as long as you live.
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.
Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which cannot be changed, the courage to change that which should be changed, no matter what it takes, and the wisdom to know the difference.
When life’s problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.