The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.

The less you know, the more you believe.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.

A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.

Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.

Last year I sang for the Queen of England, met the president of the United States, and got an Emmy and a star on The Walk of Fame. And what did I do? I was just being myself.

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

Don't cry for a man who's left you - the next one may fall for your smile.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.