A circus is like a mother in whom one can confide and who rewards and punishes.
The first rule for speaking well is to think well.
Temperance adds zest to pleasure.
The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when possessing them, and they make us despair in losing them.
We live with our defects as with the odors we carry about us: we do not perceive them, but they incommode those who approach us.
The love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another : I want your approbation, you stand in need of mine. By forsaking the converse of men, we forsake the virtues necessary for society; for when one is alone, one is apt to grow negligent; the world forces you to have a guard over yourself.
Would you be esteemed? live with persons that are estimable.
I know what the intimidation level of high school is. You're on a hamster wheel, running, running, running, trying so hard to fit in. It's all about how you deal with what you're given, feeling OK with being the odd man out before you're finally successful.
Every time you state what you want or believe, you're the first to hear it. It's a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don't put a ceiling on yourself
I always enjoy myself fighting in Mississippi. I enjoy myself fighting anywhere.
These rejections hurt me terribly because I felt it was my life that was being rejected.