The business of life is to go forward.
Only he who finds empiricism irksome is driven to method.
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. . . . In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.
Everything is hard before it is easy.
Everything you do, burns calories. Getting up in the morning, 100 calories; kicking the hooker out of your bed, another 100; diapering your monkey, 35 calories; laughing at a midget, fun and 10 calories; catching your girlfriend with another guy, 2000-3000 calories, depending on backswings.
A conquering king will banish from his breast hatred towards one whom he no longer fears.
I have always seen the United States as a force of good. And I have learned that there is the idealistic part about what we can do at the U. N. and there is a doable part. And I have learned what is more doable.
If I have time to exercise, I do it, but I don't fixate on numbers like weight or waist size. Numbers don't work for me.