“The problem with patience and discipline is that it requires both of them to develop each of them.”

“The feeling "I'll be happy when X happens" will never bring you anything but discontentment.”

“Progress is a natural result of staying focused on the process of doing anything.”

“You are going to find that buying the car is much less satisfying than working for it.”

“Five million people die unnecessarily each year because of illness related to lack of potable water. Half of them are children under the age of five. To bring it home, think about this: one child dies from lack of clean water every twelve seconds.”

“The problem is that we've got a sense of humor and (Republicans have) got guns. Will we die laughing?”

“It considered trying to explain their error to them, but what would be the use? They would only go away with hurt feelings. You can't always expect people, or squirrels, to be rational.”