Every person who ever thought he had a right to assert, and went boldly and asserted it, himself, or jointly with others that shared his convictions, was a direct actionist.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

Life is made up of marble and mud.

Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.

The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life.

Live simply so others may simply live.

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

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.

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

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.

When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.