Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you have to water it, you have to keep at it until it becomes rooted so it can take care or itself. There are so many enemies of trees.
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
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 must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be...
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.
Last year I sang for the Queen of England, met the president of the United States, and got an Emmy and a star on The Walk of Fame. And what did I do? I was just being myself.
My life didn't please me, so I created my life.
Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.
Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
Nature is not human-hearted.
You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.
The future is the shape of things to come.
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
