The secret of a happy life is to delight in duty. When duty becomes delight, then burdens become blessings
If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life.
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made.
Being patted is what it is all about.
For me a house or an apartment becomes a home when you add one set of four legs, a happy tail, and that indescribable measure of love that we call a dog.
Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place in museums; others, we take for walks.
I give myself different roles. I think in different ways on different days. Sometimes I think of it as cooking - different flavors and different ingredients. Sometimes I think of it like orchestrating a piece of music with all the different instruments.
If I help one person out with getting through the struggles that I've had, then I've done my job on this planet and this life.
I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldnt have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made.
The very next thing you need to be doing is the thing that terrifies you the most.