There is no greater illness than discouragement!
It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances.
Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your knees bent?
Big money tries to purchase its own agenda. Money does too much talking in Washington. Every senator, every representative, even the president awakens each morning with a number in his head that will drive the whole day. The number is the amount of money that must [be] raised that day for his reelection. If he fails, the next day's number will be even higher.
I was kind of lost for several years.