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

The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating manual.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.

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

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

Do what's right for you, as long as it don't hurt no one

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

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

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

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

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

It's only terrible to have nothing to wait for.

The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live.