Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

But in the end, we can't live our lives by 'what if' and 'if only'. We can only do the best we can to the best of our ability based on what we know. That's why the truth is so important.

Terry Goodkind

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed.

Bob Uecker

I have a lovely family who supports me and it's great.

Bryan Cranston

The townspeople outside the reservations had a very superior attitude toward Indians, which was kind of funny, because they weren't very wealthy they were on the fringes of society themselves.

James Welch

The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstition of the Christian religion.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

It was pride that changed angels into devils it is humility that makes men as angels.

Saint Augustine

Being on tour sends me crazy, I drink too much and out comes the John Mcenroe in me.

Chrissie Hynde

Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.

Eleanor Roosevelt

If people believe you're on their side, they will trust your decisions.

Dee Dee Myers

What have I always believed?That on the whole, and by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, more or less, turn out all right.

Terry Pratchett

I do write a lot from personal experience, but I also embellish a bit.

Miranda Lambert

I can see that the sadness has returned. And it's not a beautiful sadness- beautiful sadness is a myth. Sadness turns our features to clay, not porcelain.

David Levithan