“I’ve learned that under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.”

My most serious character flaw is that I don’t deny myself much.

If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.

I’m always on the lookout for something good about people. Often months go by.

Don’t rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.

We’re all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of loneliness.

I dislike loud-mouthed patriots who suggest they like our country more than I do. Some people’s idea of patriotism is hating other countries.

I’ve learned, That life is tough, but I’m tougher.

I can’t choose how i feel. But i can choose what I do about it.

Half the cookbooks tell you how to cook the food and the other half tell you how to avoid eating it.

Women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don’t need to be done.

If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.

Sooner or later the world will have to return to the good old days when we fought wars and killed people the old-fashioned way, one at a time.

I’d be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn’t believe it, if I thought it made people nicer to each other but I don’t think it does.

Those of us who don’t have a party affiliation ought to be able to register under the heading “Confused.

He didn’t appreciate my light until he knew how dark it can get after the sun has set.

The art to breathe and smile despite the pressure of anxiety, takes courage and power, keep appreciating yourself.

He’s fully committed to appreciating his body with all its flaws and imperfections, more and more every day.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

We’re so busy trying to move on and living our lives, that we sometimes forget to appreciate how far we’ve come, how well our wounds healed, and that somewhere along the journey, we’ve learned to let go.

Did you ever take a deep breath and appreciated the people, things and memories that stayed in your life

Big or small, I appreciate everything that’s done for me.

In this great country, we celebrate success. We don’t want to penalize those who have done well.