Life has got to be lived - that's all there is to it. At seventy I would say the advantage is that you take life more calmly. You know that 'this too shall pass!'

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Happiness is not a goal it is a byproduct.

The giving of love is an education in itself.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Lily, the next time you tell me you don't know what to do with family. Because you know exactly. It's about loyalty and kindness and unconditional love, and you are more than capable of all that.

Much of the vitality in a friendship lies in the honoring of differences, not simply in the enjoyment of similarities".

Never change yourself for the sake of someone, because at the day end no one owns your sacrifices and sufferings.

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

Remember, every time you open your mouth to talk, your mind walks out and parades up and down the words.

In my house, we speak Spanglish to the dogs, to the grandchildren, to the kids.

There's always wan encouragin' thing about th' sad scientific facts that come out ivrv week in th' pa-apers. They're usually not thrue.

Conviction is a force multiplier. If you want something, claim it in your gut. The universe itself responds to your inner certainty.

Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.