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.

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

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

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

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

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

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

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

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.