The secret was such an old one now, had so grown into me and become a part of myself, that I could not tear it away.

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Our reaction to any situation will determine the outcome.

All that may be wished for, will by nature fade to nothing.

Sure my rose-colored glasses don't let me see the world for what it is NOW but what they allow is the chance to see what the world would look like if people cared enough to plant more roses

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only great poets can read the.

I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?'

A song marks an occasion in my life and that's how I live my life, by songs.

It was hard for me to move forward, because I take responsibility for what I introduce into the world through my paintings. So to actually introduce something evil or bad was quite hard for me.

People tell you to have a safe trip, as if you have some control over it.

Intimacy is extremely important to me and I want it to be extremely important to the readers.