It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live.

Our lives are like the talents in the parable of the three stewards. It is something that has been given to us for the time being and we have the opportunity and privilege of doing our best with this precious gift.

Happiness is only the cart; love is the horse

Life ain't easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself to others, make friends who are younger than you, learn new things, and have fun.

It is all too common for caterpillars to become butterflies and then to maintain that in their youth they had been little butterflies. Maturation makes liars of us all.

It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live.

Whether we live to a vigorous old age lies not so much in our stars or in our genes but in ourselves.