History is a set of lies agreed upon.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.

Quick sensitivity is inseperable from a ready understanding.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.

I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

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.

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

He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?

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

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

The 'good old times'-all times, when old, are good.

The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.