Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and a sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.

Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most.

In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.

The advertiser is the overrewarded court jester and court pander at the democratic court.

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.

The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.

It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.

If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either.

Technology made large populations possible; large populations now make technology indispensable.

There are 2 kinds of fighters: those who fight because they hate, and those who fight because they love.

You are born to win. But to become that true winner, you must make living a winning life your priority.

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.

The human brain is a funny thing: it's very susceptible to tempo and melody. You put the right words to it, and it becomes very influential.

Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.

The number of vacations me and my husband have canceled... if you really want a job, book a non-refundable vacation. But obviously we're blessed too.

What would New York be without slavery?

Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is due to the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it

I can't understand why people in Scotland rave about Darren Fletcher.

Fake it until you make it. Pretend to be somebody until that somebody turns into you.