Quotes from Robert Brault

I believe in a real, physical world. I figure if the world existed only in my mind, it would pay more attention to me.

The most valuable lesson man has learned from his dog is to kick a few blades of grass over it and move on.

I am told to just be myself, but as much as I have practiced the impression, I am still no good at it.

Why try to be someone you're not? Life is hard enough without adding impersonation to the skills required.

[T]he way he treats his body, you'd think he was renting.

Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one.

I count myself lucky, having long ago won a lottery paid to me in seven sunrises a week for life.

Having perfected our disguise, we spend our lives searching for someone we don't fool.

There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate.

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.

I have found that winning isn't everything, and, in fact, in the relationships I most care about, it isn't anything.

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind that I am of what is true.

Looking back you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life and that person was you. It is not too late to become that person again.

If you feel you are down on your luck, check the level of your effort.

An old dog, even more than an old spouse, always feels like doing what you feel like doing.

If you cannot forgive and forget, pick one.

An aphorism is a single sentence that totally exhausts its subject.

The secret to happiness is to put the burden of proof on unhappiness.

To be happy, you must fancy that everything you have is a gift, and you the chosen, though you worked your tail off for every bit of it.

Do not call any work menial until you have watched a proud person do it.

A parents love is whole, no matter how many times divided.

Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

Most of us don't need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with.

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.