Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.

When all is said and done, more is said than done.

We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or the unseen world, but directly from life.

If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being-we can do it.

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

Make today worth remembering.

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

Freedom and independence form my character.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.