“You can never see a plant grow, but they do.”

“There are times in life to grow, and there are times in life to shine. One can't grow and shine at the same time; it just doesn't work that way. Now you're growing. Tomorrow you'll shine.”

“Nobody stopped believing that other people were more guilty than they were. Why do people have so much trouble seeing their own faults but such an easy time seeing everyone else's?”

“People love to see you get ahead — so long as you don't get farther ahead than they are.”

“You can almost believe what you know is not true when you really have to.”

“If you can understand human behavior, it can’t hurt you nearly as much.”

“You're supposed to be kind to everyone, because you never know when you're meeting an angel.”