H. L. Mencken

 To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia - to mistake an ordinary young woman for a goddess.

- H. L. Mencken

Chuck Norris

 A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do. 

- Chuck Norris

J. Paul Getty

 Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. 

- J. Paul Getty

Ingrid Bergman

 Happiness is good health and a bad memory. 

- Ingrid Bergman

Napoleon Bonaparte

 In politics stupidity is not a handicap. 

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Julia Child

 Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it. 

- Julia Child

Christopher Morley

 There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. 

- Christopher Morley

Alexander Hamilton

 I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man. 

- Alexander Hamilton

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