When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

New hope, new adventure.

Maybe not, maybe not. Cheer up, Becky, and let's go on trying.

Religion and philosophy, philosophy and religion - they're two words which are both... different. In spelling.

Keep your tax-cutting, greedy hands off our medicare

Be orderly and disciplined in daily life, like a good bourgeois, so that I might be wild and violent in my art.

Pause and remember - You deserve peace! So, don't feel bad for one moment about walking away from people, jobs, and situations that keep you from having peace of mind.

[The rumor that Leonardo DiCaprio on set was raped by a bear] was as silly as Lady Gaga bumping him or moving his arm out of the way [at the Golden Globes]. People straight be bored.

Because the fundamental human problem is that people are afraid of change.

Once the federal government has control of your health care, that means they can dictate your behavior.

I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.