The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.
I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.
Sooner or later, we've got to work at it, no matter how many other careers we've had or wanted.
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.
There is an applause superior to that of the multitudes: one's own.