The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.

Pat Riley

It was one thing to make a mistake; it was another thing to keep making it. I knew what happened when you let yourself get close to someone, when you started to believe they loved you: you'd be disappointed. Depend on someone, and you might as well admit you're going to be crushed, because when you really needed them, they wouldn't be there. Either that, or you'd confide in them and you added to their problems. All you ever really had was yourself, and that sort of sucked if you were less than reliable.

Jodi Picoult

But I really like hosting, I think it's a strength of mine. It allows me to improvise, and I love the spontaneity of that, and I think I'm funny behind the desk when interviewing someone.

Garry Shandling

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us in joy we face the storm and defy it.

Amelia Barr

The greatest wastes are unused talents and untried ideas.

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The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities: a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.

Allen Klein

All lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that they never perform; vowing more than the perfection of ten, and discharging less than the tenth part of one.

William Shakespeare

Well, beauty's in the eye of the beholder... It's all subjective. I'm kind of shy about it, but I'll take it.

Marisa Miller

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

Nelson Mandela

More flies are caught with honey than with vinegar.

Proverb

I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships.

Tim Robbins