Samuel Butler

 Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it. 

- Samuel Butler

George Bernard Shaw

 A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw

Mitch Hedberg

 My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them. 

- Mitch Hedberg

Richard Branson

 Treat failure as a lesson on how not to approach achieving a goal, and then use that learning to improve your chances of success when you try again. Failure is only the end if you decide to stop. 

Richard Branson

Lily Tomlin

 I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. 

Lily Tomlin

Walt Disney

 I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. 

- Walt Disney

Samuel Johnson

 My dear friend, clear your mind of cant. 

- Samuel Johnson

Truman Capote

 A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet. 

- Truman Capote

Dr. Seuss

 I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. 

- Dr. Seuss

Miguel de Cervantes

 The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application. 

- Miguel de Cervantes

Harry S Truman

 I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

- Harry S Truman

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

 The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. 

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Louis Dudek

 

Art is anything people do with distinction. 

- Louis Dudek

George Carlin

 Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did. 

- George Carlin

Joseph Addison

 Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 

- Joseph Addison