As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

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

To forgive is not just to be altruistic.

What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I have read in my life.

The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.

Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough

Let silence take you to the core of life.

Life must be lived as play.

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.

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

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.

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.

As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

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.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

love the life you live.live the life you love.