Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and almost never leave. Our lives are measured by those.
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I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.
Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.
Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.
O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I.
O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I.
There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.
There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.
Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or read more
Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or two.rn
The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're read more
The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All read more
If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president's.
Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you read more
Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you find yourself at the beginning.
