A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

Whenever you keep score in love, you lose.

I could have happily moved in and left my own cold, dark house behind, pretended as if this family were my own: loud and teasing and good-natured, instead of the fractured broken truth.

Everything passes. Joy. Pain. The moment of triumph

It now becomes clear why the Bush Administration has been vigorously opposing congressional hearings. The Bush Administration has been engaged in a conspiracy of silence.

. . . behind each breakaway movement is a breakaway demagogue who will set up his breakaway demagogue government.

I'll just go guard some villagers or something. Even if they're not in danger.

For me the voice is the most important, but making your singing believable makes a great performer.

No-fault guilt: This is when, instead of trying to figure out who's to blame, everyone pays.

When I was young I looked like Al Capone, but I lacked his compassion.

I feel like I work on scripts for comedy as well as dramatic stuff the same.