We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.
I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.
We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.
To forgive is not just to be altruistic.
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
The future starts today, not tomorrow.
To protect our freedoms, it seems we're going to have to relinquish some of our freedoms for a short period of time.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
The young people think the old people are fools - but the old people know the young people are fools.
Im not in this world to live up to your expectations and youre not in this world to live up to mine.
Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.
It takes a long time to grow young.
