“Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.”

“Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.”

“People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.”

“If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you don't have love in your life, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.”

“Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; this, too, shall pass.”

“Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.”

“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.”

“All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.”

“Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.”

“There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.”

“Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.”