Only some people get what they want. Those are the people who show up to get it.
You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.
What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living.
I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!
We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
A moment later, I caught my breath, but I didn't say anything.