When I must criticize somebody, I do it orally; when I praise somebody, I put it in writing.

There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation of favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than they need.

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.

I have yet to find a man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.

I know how hard it is to shoot the basketball, so I've got great appreciation for it.

It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failings than to point out those of others.

A good joke is the one ultimate and sacred thing which cannot be criticized.

You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

The day you stop caring what other people think of you, is the day your life begins.

They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.