The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
I got up the third step and reached for the fourth, but it wasn't there.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Someone dragged me by my arms out onto the road, then shoved me, stumbling, down a paved road.
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again.