"One's life is not as fixed as one believes. Surprises may lie in store for you, the unexpected often tends to happen, sometimes bringing in its train the most delightful change in one's life or circumstances."

"An honor is not diminished for being shared."

"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves."

"Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it."

"Love flies, runs, and rejoices; it is free and nothing can hold it back."

"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."

"We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine; but if we defer tasting them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age."

"The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse."

"I lived what most people call the good life. I was happy, but deep inside I always felt that, with the short amount of time we are given to live and love in this world, we spend too much time loving things instead of people."

"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive. And don't ever apologize for anything."

"Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue."

"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."