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.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.

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

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

Living well is the best revenge.

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.