O. Henry Quotes

These questions of taste, of feeling, of inheritance, need no settlement. Everyone carries his own inch-rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.

For in Mexico, ladies and gentlemen, it's always high noon and what glows is fuchsia and what's dead is dead and no feather-dusters.

If you can't give the is-ness of a thing give the not-ness of it! The main thing is to hook up, get the wheels turning, sound off. When your brakes jam, try going in reverse. If often works.

Shut up, Ray.

Attitude is a game changer. It either makes you or breaks you.

He also telephoned the Real Time Computer Complex on the ground floor of the Operations Wing to ask that an additional big I.B.M. computer be brought onto the line.

The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies.

Because if I ever get nailed, I don’t want you running out to get the same medicine. Believe me, if it’s you lying out there, I’m gonna make sure you’re alive before I go.

We have no need for genius - genius is dead. We have need for strong hands, for spirits who are willing to give up the ghost and put on flesh...

Don't question your conscience so much--it will get out of tune like a strummed piano. Keep it for great occasions.

If you're skating on thin ice, you might as well dance!

The virtue of its Citizens is the only Support of a Republican government

I remember the whole beginning as a succession of flights and drops, a little seesaw of the right throbs and wrong.

Sir, I had rather be right than to be President.

In the business world cooperation is essential.

Life is like business. It's 20% what happens to you and 80% how you respond”.

Customer is a very important key factor that every establishment big or small MUST recognize in other to succeed.

Business succeed when friends and relatives pays their bills promptly.

I’d rather be close to those that tell me the truth as it is than being around those that lie straight to my face knowing I’m worth the truth.

If you’re very passionate about your dream - chase it. It’s attainable.

The less negative people you associate yourself with……the more positive your life becomes.

Nothing is too late. It is only too late when you’ve completely given up.

You can make your dreams come true only when you work hard and be willing to put your effort behind your dreams.

Never settle for anything less… …Always be comfortable in your own skin.

When you are in the presence of someone whose seed is in you, you’ve to cultivate that seed and make sure that seed depict you.

Don’t be afraid to let go of your past……it’s only but a distraction to your present.

If your life means nothing to anyone, it does mean a lot to you and that’s what is important.

Life can often be a competition and your greatest opponent is yourself.

Greatness is when you inspire others, motivate others and encourage others to live in harmony”.

There’s no better way to serve and nourish the magnificence in another person than to simply listen to them openheartedly and without judgment.

There was something of Francis in the boy, something pure and genuine and flawed. That type didn't think twice before running headlong into a burning house or a young girl's arms.

There’s no greater feeling that brings joy to the heart like peace because we can do nothing well without joy, and a good conscience.

There’s nothing that brings peace to the mind like joy.

In life, you can either hate yourself or like yourself. If you choose to hate yourself, your life will be miserable and if you choose to like yourself, there is no limit to what you can accomplish.

Apology means nothing without change, you have to follow it up with action.

One of life’s greatest lessons is learning from our own mistakes.

Let go of your PAST.…live in the NOW!

What divide us are not our Differences but our prejudicial attitudes towards others.

It is better to be the weird one than the one people say negative things about.

Every choice you make today is the choice you’re going to live with. So, make the best choices.

When you allow your past to define your present, you’re setting yourself up for future disaster.

There is nothing quite so comforting like being part of a community.

Our best advice in life usually comes from someone we least expect.

Persistently worrying yourself over what life throws at you never makes it better but deters you from your set goals in life.

Judge me not for who I am but what I do.

Battles are won by those who never give up the fight.

If we are all equal before God… …Who are you to judge?

We cannot change our ugly past but we can make a better present.

We are all responsible for the choices we make in life.

We live to live.