"Happiness or misfortune are prescribed by law of Heaven, but their source comes from ourselves."

“Like many alcoholics, I was a staggering woman in a chic apartment, sick and utterly disgusting.”

“I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.”

“I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.”

“Create an atmosphere in which anything is possible.”

“The understanding you gain from practicing gratitude frees you from being lost or identified with either the negative or the positive aspects of life, letting you simply meet life in each moment as it rises...”

Source : Phillip Moffitt (2012). “Emotional Chaos to Clarity: Move from the Chaos of the Reactive Mind to the Clarity of the Responsive Mind”, p.106, Penguin

“If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it.”

“The loss of liberty to a generous mind is worse than death.”

“I remember first seeing Barney Kessel, in the 1940s, standing on the corner of Hollywood and Vine, in his cowboy boots, sun glasses and hipster threads, holding his guitar case man, you just knew that cat could wail!'”