If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.
Don't cry for a man who's left you - the next one may fall for your smile.
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.
I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
A life not lived for others is not a life.
Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.
I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.
I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.
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.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.
The future starts today, not tomorrow.
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
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.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
Unsatisfied desire is in itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.
