The past is the best prophet of the future.
Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.
You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
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.
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.
All my life I used to wonder what I would become when I grew up. Then, about seven years ago, I realized that I was never going to grow up - that growing is an ever ongoing process.
The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behaviour lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behaviour
Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose
Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
I can't help thinking that there are only one or two ways of being brought into this world, but there are so many fucked-up ways of leaving it.
It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.
Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties
Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw some and paint some and sing and dance and play and work everyday some.
The natural world is the greatest source of excitement. The greatest source of visual beauty. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
Life's a journey, not a destination.
It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.
