In the survival of favoured individuals and races, during the constantly-recurring struggle for existence, we see a powerful and ever-acting form of selection.

The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.

Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.

To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.

Sometimes - history needs a push.

Where there is love there is life.

Let the guarantee of free speech be in every man's determination to use it, and we shall have no need of paper declarations.

Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.

The past is the best prophet of the future.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

Life is the dancer and you are the dance.

Anything I've done up till 27 May 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life.

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.

Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.