A tragedy means always a man's struggle with that which is stronger than man.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

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

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.

We think too much and feel too little.

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air

If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.

If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

I can't help thinking that there are only one or two ways of being brought into this world, but there are so many fucked-up ways of leaving it.

Life's a journey, not a destination.

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.

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

Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.