I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

My art and profession is to live.

Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.

Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.

Anything I've done up till 27 May 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life.

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

Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.

We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

Time ripens all things; no one is born wise.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

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.

History is the devil's scripture.

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Wrinkles are engraved smiles.

There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines.

To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.