There are two types of people--those who come into a room and say, 'Well, here I am!' and those who come in and say, 'Ah, there you are.'
A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won't be so hard in the end to lie down and rest.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
The car skidded to a stop just in front of me, and I jumped back and lost my balance and ended up on the road.
Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.
Therefore search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.
When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.