Naturally, there are times when every woman likes to be flattered… to feel she is the most important thing in someone’s world. Only a man can paint this picture.

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

What, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce.

Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it’s people in my city, kids in the street, all the way up to the Grammys.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.

Even with all of the things that are so awful, if you walk into your yard and stay there looking at almost anything for five minutes, you will be stunned by how marvelous life is and how incredibly lucky we are to have it.

It undoubtedly feels nice when you are being appreciated and you get complimented by girls. Who doesn’t like that? Having said that, I don’t take it as any pressure.

I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.

People don’t usually compliment your character.

That’s what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he’s wise.

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

I’m a woman, and anytime you tell a woman that she looks nice, it’s not going to upset her.

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.

Love is the missing factor; there is a lack of affection, of warmth in relationship; and because we lack that love, that tenderness, that generosity, that mercy in relationship, we escape into mass action, which produces further confusion, further misery.

They’ll forget all the rubbish when I’ve gone, and they’ll remember the football. If only one person thinks I’m the best player in the world, that’s good enough for me.

Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, ‚Boy, those were great old days.‘ Well, you know, we’re living in the good old days.

Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition.

If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied.

The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.

Desire is the essence of a man.

People don’t realize what they had till it’s gone. Like President Kennedy, there was no one like him, the Beatles, and my man Elvis Presley. I was the Elvis of boxing.

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

Once you appreciate one of your blessings, one of your senses, your sense of hearing, then you begin to respect the sense of seeing and touching and tasting, you learn to respect all the senses.

Pick the day. Enjoy it – to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come… The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present – and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.

It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.

No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else.

You can’t keep your mind on fighting when you’re thinking about a woman. You can’t keep your concentration. You feel like sleeping all the time.

When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.

Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.

I feel like the thing we can do is celebrate people doing great work and create more cultural momentum and awareness that this is an important thing in the world. So when the next economic crisis hits and people are talking about where to cut from the budget, science isn’t the thing.

My work and my family are very important to me.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

Delhi means everything to me. This city has given me everything, and I love it.

I love life because what more is there?

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

My doorman is more important to me than any head of any company. He keeps us safe.

Everywhere I go, the kids call me ‚the book lady.‘ The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the ‚book lady‘ title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I’ve done something good with my life and with my success.

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than find as quickly as possible someone to worship.

My relationship with the mountains actually started when I was 16. Every year, a group used to be taken from Auckland Grammar down to the Tangariro National Park for a skiing holiday.

Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.

The older I get, the more important the eternal becomes to me personally.

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one.

The writing is important, but the way you say the line and the pause you give it, the facial expression – all of that is very important.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift.

My wife and I are very affectionate.

Things don’t have to change the world to be important.

Compliment three people every day.

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.

Children make your life important.