Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield.

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be...

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

We were all at once terribly alone; and alone we must see it through.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest.

One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.