Do not write me studied letters but ramble as you please.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
The secret to happiness, at Thanksgiving or any time, is to reframe obligation as opportunity. You don't have to spend Thanksgiving with your family. You get to.
Replace the words "have to" with "get to" and watch how the cold rain on your life changes to sunshine.
When you're thinking, "Why do I have to eat Aunt Sue's casserole with potato chips crumbled on top again?" change that thought to "A couple of bites won't kill me. "
Alcohol, contrary to instinct, is not the secret to happiness.
Getting out of the house is the secret to staying alert through the droning hours leading up to the big meal, even if you don't go farther than 7-Eleven for another six-pack.
In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
I became a lightning rod for some partisan battles. I could not be prouder of the track record we've put together. By almost every measure, the country is significantly better off than when I came in.
If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?
Drogba is a fighter. He is the kind of player I would say 'With you I could go to every war. '