I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in between.

There is also this benefit in brag: that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.

Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.

True spirituality has its basis in moral life, which in turn is based on contem-plation.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Never, ever underestimate the power of 'Id Like that.

I am not young enough to know everything.

Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.

I'm never going to be disabled. I'm sick of being so healthy.

Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

In the survival of favoured individuals and races, during the constantly-recurring struggle for existence, we see a powerful and ever-acting form of selection.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

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

Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.

Pain don't hurt.

How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.

Live to the point of tears.

I have always regarded myself as the pillar of my life.