I have a list of titles that I leave at the [library] desk, because they are bound to be written some day, and it's best to be ahead of the queue.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.
Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit--- YOU choose.
All problems are people problems. And most people problems are people refusing to act like people.
If you desire wisdom like money and buried treasures, then you'll find it!
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold; She is more precious than rubies, and all the things that can be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Painting self-portraits without clothes on has also given me some publicity.
You have to keep your goal in mind and never lose sight of it. I envisioned myself winning the heavyweight title for ten years before I actually captured it. If you're not driven to do your best, you'll never reach the level of excellence in your life.
Why should we tolerate a diet of weak poisons, a home in insipid surroundings, a circle of acquaintances who are not quite our enemies, the noise of motors with just enough relief to prevent insanity? Who would want to live in a world which is just not quite fatal?
When asked his secret of love, being married fifty-four years to the same person, he said, "Ruth and I are happily incompatible. "