An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.

Everybody loves an accent. It you've been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you'll be the one with a neat foreign accent.

Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.

Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.

Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.

At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.

While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.