Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure and far from the goal.

Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?

God cannot be solemn, or he would not have blessed man with the incalculable gift of laughter.

Nothing is as easy to make as a promise this winter to do something next summer; this is how commencement speakers are caught.

But what is significant is that if you don't want to like and accept somebody, one excuse is as good as another. The objective facts don't matter, and the reasons are never as ‘reasonable' as we like to think they are.

Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.