Johnny Carson

"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."

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

"I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done."

"Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever."

"The difference between being rich and being wealthy is having time to enjoy your money."

"I feel I am being very honest about the fact that I am very dishonest."

"Never direct at anyone a thing felt to be unkind."

"Talent is something you're born with, but success requires hard work and timing."

"I discovered that if you're going to be a bore, you might as well be a successful bore."

"The most important thing in life is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made."

"Do what you love and the money will follow—but make sure you love what pays the bills."

"Laughter is what you feel when joy and pain collide in just the right way."

"You don't know how funny you can be until you've had to be funny under pressure."

"The secret to a happy life is learning to laugh at yourself before others do."

"Fear is just the absence of preparation."

"Every night I die a little—the Tonight Show demands nothing less than your whole self."

"People want permission to be themselves, not instructions on who to be."

"Change is the only constant, so you might as well dance with it."

"A good joke is like a good magic trick—it's all in the timing."

"When you stop learning, you start dying."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"The greatest gift you can give someone is your complete attention."

"Failure is just success that hasn't been properly framed yet."

"Show business is like a bad marriage—it's filled with compromises and occasional moments of brilliance."

"Never take yourself so seriously that you forget why you started."

"The longer you live, the more you realize that nothing is inevitable."

"Creativity is the ability to connect things that shouldn't naturally go together."

"If you're going to fake your way through life, at least be consistent about it."

"The mind is like a parachute—it only works when it's open."

"Time doesn't heal all wounds; perspective does."