Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. Distance between two hearts is not an obstacle; rather a great reminder of just how strong true love can be. C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg. There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. Maybe this world is another planet's Hell. A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right. In the end, everything is a gag. Maybe this world is another planet's Hell. The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them. It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me. Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself. A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a shp, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. You can widen your life by yourself, but to deepen it you need a friend. Grove giveth and Gates taketh away. The mistakes are all waiting to be made. Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by fighting back. A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her. If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it. Very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Everything has been figured out, except how to live. Everything has been figured out, except how to live. But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near. It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to future life. It is the tree's way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, but spilling out its treasure on the wind. Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me. No one can earn a million dollars honestly Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by fighting back. A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life. You can widen your life by yourself, but to deepen it you need a friend. Each encounter that becomes a friendship turns into a lifeline. One can never have too many, only too many to properly take care of. The quality of the moment is more important than the number of our days. Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories. Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being. It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows. You can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it. Those who are willing to sacrifice essential liberties for a little order, will lose both and deserve neither. Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny. We all agree that your theory is crazy, but is it crazy enough? The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows. Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. I would have made a good Pope. Touch is the most fundamental sense. A baby experiences it, all over, before he is born and long after he learns to use sight, hearing, or taste, and no human ever ceases to need it. Keep your children short on pocket money - but long on hugs. In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. Do, or do not. There is no 'try'. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters. It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Take away love and our earth is a tomb. When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it. Luck is the residue of design. A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a shp, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless. When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all get drunk and go to heaven! The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. No one can earn a million dollars honestly. It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid. Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches. Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters. Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time. Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right. All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. If you are going through hell, keep going. I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better. Books are the shoes with which we tread the footsteps of great minds. If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars. The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it. No one can earn a million dollars honestly. Thank you for sending me a copy of your book - I'll waste no time reading it. I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy. If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. It's kind of fun to do the impossible. He who has a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'. I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.
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