Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.

Happiness has always seemed like a bluebird, and consists of moments.

A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o'clock has the whole afternoon ruined for him already.

Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.

When Small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.

Neckties strangle clear thinking.

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.

There is so much to love and to admire in this life that it is an act of ingratitude not to be happy and content in this existence.

I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking.

Holding on to weight (i.e. anger, bitterness, the past, hatred) will not only hold you back, but also block your blessings. You've got to let some things go to move forward.

Goethe said there would be little left of him if you were to discard what he owed to others.

Oh to be only half as wonderful as my child thought I was when he was small and only half as stupid as my teenager now thinks I am.

In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.

Almost as many inhumanities are committed in the name of love as in the name of religion.

There's always the chance you could die right in the middle of your life story.

He says he's a beautician and sells you nutrition, and keeps all your dead hair for making underwear.

I want to take this opportunity to express, one more time, my deep sadness to those countrymen who feel, rightly, that they were victims of my government.

Bad news has no limits. We often feel it should, like a rainstorm that can't possibly get any heavier. But a storm can always worsen, & the burdens of life can too.

Small change can often be found under seat cushions.