I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.

We fear our highest possibility (as well as our lowest one). We are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments.

To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.

Life is a journey, not a destination.

I am not young enough to know everything.

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.

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.

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

A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.

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

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

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.

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

Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.

The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.

Each life makes its own immitation of immortality.