Those who are absent, by its means become present; it [mail] is the consolation of life.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

One lesson I've learned--worry doesn't change tomorrow, it only robs today of its joy."-Charley

No turtle can be a revolutionist, because revolution requires high speed!

Bright colours in the west, giant butterflies dancing as night crept like a cripple toward the east.

View your burden as a gift. It's the theme that has been given you to work with. Accept that and lean into it.

There's an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.

I look in the mirror and think, 'I don't look like a rock star.' I talked about this with Bono and we looked at each other and decided we look like a pair of bricklayers.

Why are you sitting here when our democracy is under assault with the FBI acting at the behest of [Republican Congressman] Jason Chaffetz and sitting here acting like it is something legit?

Obviously, you have to know what you need now and what you will soon need, then hire or promote from within to meet those needs.

This is the Speaker for the Dead? Judging someone by appearances?" "Maybe I've fallen in love with Grego." "You've always been a sucker for people who pee on you.

Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.