Of what use to get what you want if you must become someone else to get it.

Seeking happiness, I passed many travelers headed in the opposite direction, seeking happiness.

If an artist has talent, he needs no other critic.

It's still possible to be a cockeyed optimist these days - you just have to be a little more cockeyed.

Do not ask that your kids live up to your expectations. Let your kids be who they are, and your expectations will be in breathless pursuit.

Time brings an end to everything. We should not mistake for a tragedy what is no more than the passage of time.

There is no effect more disproportionate to its cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment.