Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.

You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

All of us are products of our childhood.

Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.

The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

The young people think the old people are fools - but the old people know the young people are fools.

The more I see, the less I know for sure.

For life in general, there is but one decree: youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret.

He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Certain signs precede certain events.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

Life's a journey, not a destination.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

The less you know, the more you believe.

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.