A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

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.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

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

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.

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

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

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

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

Sometimes - history needs a push.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn

I want to feel my life while I'm in it.

The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on his way.

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