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.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.

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

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

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

It's a funny thing about life if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

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

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

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

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.