The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behaviour lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behaviour

All my life through, the new sights of nature made me rejoice like a child.

A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.

Life should be great rather than long.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.

The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.

A tragedy means always a man's struggle with that which is stronger than man.

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

History has shown there are no invincible armies.

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.

The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes

Every day brings a chance to live free of regret and with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand.

Its not the men in your life that matters, its the life in your men.

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

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.

Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

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.