“Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid.”

One of the great virtues of our democratic system is that only one of the candidates gets elected.

Hard work is often the easy work you did not do at the proper time.

Some show it through their toil. Some breathe it into music, Some mold it into art, Some shape it into bread loaves… Some hold it in their hearts.

The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along – whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

If you want to be original just try being yourself, because God has never made two people exactly alike.

A true buddy is a person who thinks that you’ll be a fantastic egg although he is aware that you are somewhat cracked.

Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget. A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.

Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best.

Topcats often begin as underdogs.

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.

Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get.

Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future.

The curse of a journalist is that he always has more questions than answers.

Wisdom isn’t an old guy on top of a mountain in a loin cloth. It isn’t an answer. It’s a question.

Don’t saddle me with your ideals, and spare me all your guilt. For a poet with all the answers, has never yet been built.

You cannot hold God hostage (to your questions). He doesn’t owe you an answer. If you want the peace that passes understanding, you’re going to have to give up your right to understanding. It’s called trust.

If Google doesn’t know the answer, then it’s not a question

Never answer a critic, unless he’s right.

I asked her about life, and it was as if she rummaged around in a dusty chest to get me the answers.

Ask a writer what he thinks about critics and the answer you get is similar to what you get when you ask a lamppost how he feels about dogs.