I found these on brainyquote.com I forget how/why. Harris was a hack for the Chicago Daily News.
An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.
Happiness is a direction, not a place.
If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?
Ninety per cent of the world’s woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves – so how can we know anyone else?
