Hope is the fuel within all human souls.Eliminate hope—nothing moves, nothing grows.

When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.

I love you" means I want you to be happy.

Music is happiness with a steady pulse.

Alas, impatience is but another form of unhappiness. It is true, it is true. I have never met a happy impatient person.

Happiness is never in a rush. If you move too fast, you leave it behind.

Laugh and smile for no reason at all. Giggle grins are a magnet for happiness.

Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.

Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.

The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.

The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.

Our sweetest songs are those of saddest thought.

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.

In my mind, everything is too sanitised on television - what is wrong with things going wrong?

Nobody can have the soul of me. My mother has had, and nobody can have it again. Nobody can come into my very self again, and breathe me like an atmosphere.

The rate of inflation can't be judged accurately by a few items the government arbitrarily chooses to measure.

You can't spend 110 percent on something if you don't have that same hunger and drive. I have achieved all my goals - my mission is complete.

Abortion's a private decision. But I just think it shouldn't be federalized.

As long as you focus on your strengths and remain natural, then you come off natural [in your work].

I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.