Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.
The most beautiful adventures are not those we go to seek.
There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.
It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
For me, it's that I contributed, ... That I'm on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That's to me the most important thing, that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all the negative stuff going on in life.
There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?