“A half-truth is usually less than half of that.”

Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.

Few things move as quietly as the future.

We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.

The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.

Americans are optimists. They hope they’ll be wealthy someday – and they’re positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.

We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

I like the word “indolence.” It makes my laziness seem classy.

Tranquility is like quicksilver. The harder you grab for it, the less likely you will grasp it.

Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever.”

I’m half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you – my father taught me.

Except for half a dozen in each town the citizens are proud of that achievement of ignorance which is so easy to come by.

Time goes by so fast. Nothin’ can outrun it. Death commences too early–almost before you’re half-acquainted with life–you meet the other.

My mom taught me this really great beauty tip. She used to put oil or mayonnaise on the bottom half of her hair before she would shower.

We are living in 1937, and our universities, I suggest, are not half-way out of the fifteenth century.

Nearly all of the major kinds of life, divisions of life, phyla of animals, occur in the sea. Only about half of them can make it to land or freshwater.

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.