Coulda. Woulda. Shoulda. Didna..

If you sit down at a poker table, and you don't see a sucker, get up. You're the sucker.

Anything the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

If someone would have told me that I would be Pope one day, I would have studied harder.

Potential is a french word which means you ain't worth a damn yet.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

Houseguests are like fish. After three days they begin to stink.

Never be worried when your guests are going to be seated. Be worried when they will stand up to leave.

As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its Powers.

My father told me something I've never forgotten. You've got two forces in life that control everything. Just two. The Profit Motive and Human Values. Sometimes they run together, but mostly it's war. Pick your side early, my father said, and stick with it. And by the way, my father said, remember this: the Profit Motive always wins.

To succeed, the most important thing is not to know that you can do something, but to NOT know that you can't.

Ce qui se concoit bien, s'annonce clairement.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Listen to the mustn'ts. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me�.Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.

A witty saying proves nothing.

Most men have twin gods: Mammon and Mammaries.

Man can be kind. Mankind cannot.

In life there are two types of people who rise to the top: cream and pond scum.

Life must be remembered backwards but lived forwards.

Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans.

Midway on our life's journey I found myself in dark woods.

Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never play cards with a man named Doc. Never have an affair with someone who has more problems than you do.

So much of life is will.

Start small. Think Big. Aim for perfect; get good. Think of others. Be yourself.

The difference in life between I guess and I know Is one that can twist mind and gut For rarely's the answer a clear Yes or No But those maddening words: Maybe, but...�

The hardest lesson in life to learn Is which bridge to cross and which to burn.

The greatest temptation in life is to settle for too little.

The world exists.It is not yourself. Plunge in it for healing, blessed exhaustion, and the risk of warmth.

This is dedicated to those who are growing, those who are getting by, and those who are hanging on for dear life.

This is one of those days when you feel like a spitvalve on the trombone of life.

We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

Without purpose there is no meaning. Without meaning there is no hope. Without hope there is no struggle. Without struggle there can be no betterment.

Yesterday's dead and tomorrow's blind. So I live one day at a time.

You've led us to cool waters From which we drink and draw peace of mind You've given us a bountiful harvest From which we eat and draw strength You've made us a strong family From which we draw our past and our future You've guided us away from the temptation of evil From which we draw our comfort and our salvation. For these and all the other blessings of this life we give thanks in your name.

The spirit is like the blowing of the wind; you can hear its noise but you have no idea from whence it came nor where it is heading.

You have two ears and a mouth. They should be used in roughly those proportions.

I have loved hours at sea, grey cities The fragile secret of a flower Music, the making of a poem That gave me heaven for an hour First stars above a snowy hill, Voices of people kindly and wise And the great look of love, long hidden, Found at last in meeting eyes.

Many a man has fallen in love in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it.

People fall in love at the moments in life when they are most terrorised by possibilities.

I do not know how the Third World War will be fought, but I do know how the Fourth will: with sticks and stones.

It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside.

The most difficult secret for a man to keep is his own opinion of himself.

If a man talks in the forest,/And no woman hears him�./Is he still wrong?

Strengthening character is like making a cup of tea. The longer you are in hot water, the stronger you become.

Always look out for the downside because the upside takes care of itself.

When your time comes to pass on some day The only things you can keep Are what you gave away.

This is a delightful party, but it is best to dance near the door.

Companies should think less about the cost of their employees and more about the value of the people they invest in.

A man always has two reasons for what he does--a good reason and the real reason.