It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.

Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms.

The secret to getting ahead is getting started.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.