Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

God is my spiritual Father.

The simple truth is that technology is still a poor substitute for human interaction.

Curses are like chickens, they always come home to roost.

The question is really how do we think seriously about this mechanism called a market. It ought to be determining not values but prices.

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

Sensible people find nothing useless.

I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse.

As you have fewer and fewer voices in a democracy, in a free society, it's not good to limit the number of voices.

Theater and music are both collaborative media, and I think they're best when they combine different people's visions and aesthetics.

Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for years to support us.