Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

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

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.

Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.

Is it not enough that 'things are cruel and blind'? Must we also be cruel and blind?

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

If you have zest and enthusiasm, you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.

Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.

Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.

A life not lived for others is not a life.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life.