The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn

Life is made up of marble and mud.

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

First, then, God, being all-just, wishes to do justice; being all-wise, knows what justice is; being all-powerful, can do justice. Why then injustice?

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

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

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

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

Life has got to be lived-that's all that there is to it.

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