Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship. – Marilyn Monroe
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. – Henry Ward Beecher
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. – Henry Ward Beecher
Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments. – Henry Ward Beecher
A man’s true state of power and riches is to be in himself. – Henry Ward Beecher
The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance. – Henry Ward Beecher
The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life. – Henry James
I adore adverbs, they are the only qualifications I really much respect. – Henry James
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. – Helen Keller
All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have. – Daniel Defoe
Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There is a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning. – Bill Gates
When you graduate from college, they tell you to follow your dreams. Does anyone say you have to wake up first? – Bill Cosby
All of us do not have equal talent. But , all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents. – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood. – George S. Patton
No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now. – Alan Watts