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

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

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

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.

Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.

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

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

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

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

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