To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.
I’m slipping. I’m made of departed dreams and a stubborn fog that feels nothing like a veil.
Thinking calls for facts; facts are found by digging; but he who has gathered this wealth is well equipped for life.
I am not young enough to know everything.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner.
Warm summer sun, shine kindly here. Warm southern wind, blow softly here. Green sod above, lie light, lie light. Good night, dear Heart, Good night, good night.
You can never get enough of what you don’t really need.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
We are proud to have a platform through the Dr Phil show and the Dr. Phil Foundation to offer children the voice they need to meet their goals in having a better life.
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
When people believe in boundaries, they become part of them.
Dream is not the thing what you see in sleep, dream is the thing that does not let you sleep.
A man always has two reasons for what he does-a good one, and the real one.
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
Know people for who they are rather than for what they are.
I can’t change history, I don’t want to change history. I can only change the future. I’m working on that.
This is the time. This is the place. This is the vastness. Right here is paradise. Always. Always.
You almost never get the pleasure of seeing that you won the argument in real time. People just don’t like to publicly change their minds. They change their minds in private.
People cannot discover new lands until they have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
It takes an enemy and a friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart. The one to slander you, and the other to get the news to you.
