Phyllis McGinley

Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause.

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by lovers of the same.

A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she can have a baby, she can use her intuition instead of her brain, but she can't fold a paper in a crowded train.

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.

We know: of course, with regard to the market and similar social structures, a great many facts which we cannot measure and on which indeed we have only some very imprecise and general information.

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.