Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference.

Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity; yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage.

We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and say, 'I lost it.'

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.

Time is love, above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world and should be lavished on those we care most about.

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.

What is much harder to handle is the sense that you have to live up to the mark someone else has set for you. The grades become too important, the competition too frantic, the fear of disappointing those who believe in you turns into an overwhelming nightmare.