Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield.

Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.

Don't cry for a man who's left you - the next one may fall for your smile.

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.

Every person who ever thought he had a right to assert, and went boldly and asserted it, himself, or jointly with others that shared his convictions, was a direct actionist.

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live.

The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.

The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.