The cloud is free only to go with the wind. The rain is free only in falling.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.'
I'll always be poor in my mind.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment
There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.
Show love, compassion, protection & generosity to those who depend on you – in fact, to everyone.
To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it.
My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest.
But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression
Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.
When the dog looks at you, the dog is not thinking what kind of a person you are. The dog is not judging you.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.
Freedom lies in being bold.
Comedy is acting out optimism.