Find some great cause and some great purpose, some loyalty to which you can give yourself and become so absorbed in that something that you give your life to it.

Life is tough, and it's really tough when you're stupid.

Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty.

Sex appeal is the keynote of our civilization.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.

Communism is like one big phone company.

It does not matter much what a man hates provided he hates something.

have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem, and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your effort to believe it.

If you carry someone else's fears and live by someone else's values, you may find that you have lived their lives.

Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.

My heart found its home long ago in the beauty, mystery, order and disorder of the flowering earth.