Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.