For he lives twice who can at once employ, The present well, and e'en the past enjoy.
Men of genius are like eagles, they live on what they kill, while men of talents are like crows, they live on what has been killed for them.
To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
Morally considered, laughter is next to the Ten Commandments.
Nature makes all the noblemen; wealth, education, or pedigree never made one yet.
Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.
Having a background in doing printmaking and letterpress, I think that I became very interested in images that were flat and graphic. And my painting still today is very flat. . . American craft is like that too - the painting is very flat. And also the painting that you see on the storefronts, handmade signs, tend to be very flat. That's probably my biggest influence.
I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.
It is easier to gaze into the sun, than into the face of the mystery of God. Such is its beauty and its radiance.
Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of our words, but on the fervor of our souls.