She was staying. A little longer. V smiled to himself. So this was what winning the lottery felt like.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

When I said yes, i willWhen I said no, I don't When I said I have, I give When I said I don't, I can'tWhen I said let me see, I check out for it.

My books are about losers, about people who've lost their way and are engaged in a search.

There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old address book.

I admit to having an imagination feverish enough to melt good judgment.

If you would enjoy real freedom, you must be the slave of Philosophy.

Pathology is not a problem to be solved, but the soul's way of working on itself.

There is a crisis of religious authority world wide, and there are many reasons. One is colonialism.

It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.

Shoe Suede Blues opened for the Monkees in the 1997 reunion tour for two shows. I went out in disguise when I played with Shoe Suede Blues.

I had almost nothing published until I had something published in Sports Illustrated. I started there as a fact-checker two weeks after I got out of college and was there for almost 20 years.