In the happiest of our childhood memories, our parents were happy, too.

One learns to ignore criticism by first learning to ignore applause.

Who does not wish to be beautiful, and clever, and rich, and to have back, in old age, the time spent trying to be any of them.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.

We have a choice every day — to act on yesterday's good intentions or get an early start on tomorrow's regrets.

There are things I have wanted so long that I would only consent to have them if I could keep wanting them.

In a houseful of toddlers and pets, you can start out having a bad day, but you keep getting detoured.