The surest way to escape anxiety and defeat despair is action. Do, don't dwell.

Character is ethics in action.

Pretty isn't beauty. Pretty is how you look; Beauty is who you are. Pretty is in the face and body; Beauty is in the heart, mind and soul. Pretty fades; Beauty grows.

If you are the boss it's wise to remember that there are lots of things you don't know and lots of people who hope you won't find out.

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for, not so we feel guilty about what we have that others don't, but to be genuinely grateful for our blessings.

I think Samuel Johnson had it right when he observed that hope is itself a species of happiness. So if we want to be happy it only makes sense to discipline ourselves to choose our attitudes, to think positively and to be hopeful.

The best way to show true gratitude for all our blessings is to be genuinely happy.