What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

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

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.