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 things in life are unexpected - because there were no expectations.

I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help - and God's.

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

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

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

Living well is the best revenge.

He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.

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

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