Life is a process by which a few desperate longings morph into a thousand meaningless wants.
We are known to our friends by a look in our eyes that we never see in a mirror.
Why be saddled with this thing called life expectancy? Of what relevance to an individual is such a statistic? Am I to concern myself with an allotment of days I never had and was never promised? Must I check off each day of my life as if I am subtracting from this imaginary hoard? No, on the contrary, I will add each day of my life to my treasure of days lived. And with each day, my treasure will grow, not diminish.
There are three dimensions of time, two of which contain happier days.
It helps if you don't see it as traffic but rather as thousands of individuals resolved to press on another day.
Lend, by your imperfections, self-esteem to others, and you will be invited everywhere.
So often our greatest triumph is a willing surrender.
It is still possible to have friendly discourse in America, as long as you don't bring up any subject.
Do I rue a life wasted doing crosswords? Yes, but I do know the three-letter-word for regret.
You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest.
Life is not about discovering our talents; it is about pushing our talents to the limit and discovering our genius.
For centuries, man believed that the sun revolves around the earth. Centuries later, he still thinks that time moves clockwise.
Nothing reduces the odds against you like ignoring them.
There is no tomorrow. There is only a planet turning on its axis, and a creature given to optimistic fancies.
That portion of reality that can be composed within a frame can be understood.
The best way to dispel negative thoughts is to require that they have a purpose.
As a means to success, determination has this advantage over talent - that it does not have to be recognized by others.
After years of buying clothes I intend to diet into, I'll say this: the skeleton in my closet has some really nice outfits.
It finally happened. I got the GPS lady so confused, she said, "In one-quarter mile, make a legal stop and ask directions.
Eventually, if you're lucky in life, you find someone with the same chemical imbalance you have.
Conscience is less an inner voice than the memory of a mother's glance.
To have success, you can't let failure stop you. To have great success, you can't let success stop you.
I enjoy many silent moments with my cat, a conversation always resumed exactly where left off.
It is possible at any age to discover a lifelong desire you never knew you had.
If minutes were kept of a family gathering, they would show that "Members not Present" and "Subjects Discussed" were one and the same.
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