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

All that is not eternal is eternally out of date.

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

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.

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

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

Within the child lies the fate of the future.

In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed

Time ripens all things; no one is born wise.

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

Only he who accepts clashes and conflicts in life, loves life.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

To protect our freedoms, it seems we're going to have to relinquish some of our freedoms for a short period of time.

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

We all owe death a life.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.

All my life I used to wonder what I would become when I grew up. Then, about seven years ago, I realized that I was never going to grow up - that growing is an ever ongoing process.