If we are not free, no one will respect us.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

My art and profession is to live.

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

The way to know life is to love many things.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.

I am not young enough to know everything.

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.

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.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

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

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

Sometimes - history needs a push.