I'm right-handed, whereas the fellow in my mirror is left-handed. I start shaving from the left; he starts from the right. Differences only in perception, but religious wars have been fought over such.

Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be.

It is a rare woman who can overcome her desire to remain pretty and allow herself to become beautiful.

In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids. It just seems that all would be wonderful if we didn't have to celebrate our birthdays in chronological order.

You can bear your troubles or shrug them off. They're your shoulders.

The realist sees reality as concrete. The optimist sees reality as clay.

Toss your dashed hopes not into a trash bin but into a drawer where you are likely to rummage some bright morning.