"Constant success shows us but one side of the world adversity brings out the reverse of the picture."

"The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down."

"There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so."

"The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing."

"Recovery is something that you have to work on every single day and it's something that it doesn't get a day off."

"If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it."

"Love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I was born and raised in East Los Angeles by a single mom who had three biological kids and adopted four more. I never met my dad."