The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Each life makes its own immitation of immortality.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often 'Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.'

You can give in to the failure messages and be a bitter deadbeat of excuses. Or you can choose to be happy and positive and excited about life.

Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, and I'm going to be happy in it.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

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

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

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.

Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of organized life.

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.