One of the most tragic things I know about the human nature is that all of us tend to put off living.We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon- instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

Purpose and pleasure are two cornerstones of happiness

Today, just take time to smell the roses, enjoy those little things about your life, your family, spouse, friends, job.Forget about the thorns - the pains and problems they cause you - and enjoy your life.

the way to happiness- keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.

Life is like a roller-coaster with highs and lows. So quit complaining about it and enjoy the ride !!

An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of superior personality

Oh, it is quite possible that none of us in 'Downton' will ever again get the ratings this has had. But from a career point of view, it has opened so many doors.

Science fiction I've always been a fan of.

There are many Israelis who live abroad and love the country.

On education, in order to ensure that America remains a world leader, we must create an educated, skilled workforce in the vital areas of science, math, engineering and information technology. At the same time, we must give every student access to a college degree.

I think it's fair to say more adultery goes on in hotels than any other place in the world.

To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.

When I was a young comic just starting out, I was very cautious, as I didn't want to alienate people. George Carlin's bravery became a benchmark. I became perfectly fine with alienating some people in the audience. That just comes with the territory.

I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or a weightless shadow.

It isn't the ups and downs that make life difficult; it's the jerks.

Make your life a mission - not an intermission.

I've been a politician long enough to know that every year will find us living in a situation that one couldn't have imagined a year previously. Sometimes it's better than we imagined, sometimes it's not as good.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.

My dad is Greek and my mum Jamaican. My grandparents brought me up for most of my childhood, but I saw my mum and dad all the time.

Only in the last moment in history has the delusion arisen that people can flourish apart from the rest of the living world.

For me, Anthony Powell is a religion. I read 'A Dance to the Music of Time' every few years.

In the winter of 1940, 'The Atlantic Monthly' invited Peter Viereck, a twenty-three-year-old Harvard graduate who had won the college's top essay and poetry prizes, to write about 'the meaning of young liberalism for the present age.'

The sun's energy warms the world. But when you focus it through a magnifying glass, it can start a fire. Focus is powerful.

I have been reading Stephen King since CARRIE and hope to read him for many years to come.

I am getting better with every passing moment.

I don't have any ambition to make lots of money or win an Oscar or anything like that. It's not about that for me.

I love the feeling that you get when you can really laugh with a man and be natural and not always think that there's a sexual element going on. For me, flirting with a man means making fun of myself and trying to open myself and be very unpretentious.

My job is the same if I'm making a new musical or making a play for sixty-five people or doing a live television broadcast. The job is to take care of the actor; the job is to create an environment where they can excel and try to access all their attributes.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.

Educating girls just one year beyond the average fourth grade education increases their eventual earnings by 10 to 20 percent. Every additional year of secondary education can increase future wages by 15 to 25 percent.