Eddie Cantor

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."

"Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words."

"Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

"The secret of life is not just to live, but to live with purpose and joy in every moment."

"Bankers are just like everybody else, except richer."

"I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better."

"The greatest thing about getting older is the wisdom that comes with experience."

"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?"

"Success is not measured by how high you climb, but by how you help others climb."

"An optimist is someone who sees an opportunity in every calamity."

"Love is the only thing that multiplies when you divide it."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

"Laughter is the best medicine, and I should know—I've tested it extensively."

"Life without laughter is like food without seasoning."

"The key to happiness is knowing when to stop wanting things."

"Family is not always blood; it's those who show up for you."

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."

"Every person you meet knows something you don't; learn from them."

"Time is the only thing you cannot buy more of, so spend it wisely."

"The truth may hurt, but lies hurt far longer."

"Freedom is the privilege of those willing to defend it."

"Peace begins within yourself."

"Nature teaches us what we forget in our pursuit of progress."

"Art is the expression of the soul that words cannot capture."