I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.