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

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Insanity in individuals is rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.

The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be.

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

My life didn't please me, so I created my life.

The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on his way.

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.

One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

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

All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

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

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

By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.