“The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.”
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“That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.”
“The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can.”
“To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.”
“When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.”
“Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.”
“Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.”
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.”
“The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself.”
“The best way to know God is to love many things.”
“Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.”
“Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.”
“An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.”
“Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.”
“Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.”
“Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in doubt and misery, the most in plodding hesitation, doing as well as they can, what practical work lies at hand.”
“The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.”
“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”
“You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.”
“The best thing I've learned is, if you're going out, never go out alone - you leave yourself vulnerable. If you've got someone else there you trust, they can say, be wary of that person. I probably used to be too trusting of people.”
“Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.”
“Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.”
“I don't think I ever got the hang of the writers' room. I love collaborating with people, but I really do my best work alone, and I think I would want to - if I did something again, I think I'd want to take total ownership the way Aaron Sorkin or David Kelley does.”
“I'm not saying that there's anything better than mated bliss at its best, but I'm saying that living alone is as good in its own way. But we haven't quite given ourselves permission to recognize that.”