The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Amer… - Lin Yutang

A good cook was like a good educator; his duty was solely to bring out the talent of the chicken and show it to best advantage, as a good teacher brings out the talent inherent in a young man. Granted that the original talent was there in the chicken, too much coaxing, stuffing, imposing, and spicing would merely distract from its simple beauty and virtue.

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it, and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do.