The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye...until we meet again

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

The future is the shape of things to come.

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

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.

This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

Im not in this world to live up to your expectations and youre not in this world to live up to mine.

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

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

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

Each life makes its own immitation of immortality.

Sometimes - history needs a push.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

All that is not eternal is eternally out of date.

There is also this benefit in brag: that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child