To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch of a redeemed social condition; to know that one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

If you develop an ear for sounds that are musical it is like developing an ego. You begin to refuse sounds that are not musical and that way cut yourself off from a good deal of experience.

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

One ought every day at least to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering that God is. Consider these alternatives: if you win, you win all, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate, then, to wager that he is.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

I never said actors were cattle. I said that actors should be treated like cattle.

Only when the last tree has been cut down<br> Only when the last river has been poisoned<br> Only when the last fish has been caught<br> Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.