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.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
If I get married, I want to be very married.
If you have zest and enthusiasm, you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.
Unsatisfied desire is in itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.
Life has a certain flavour for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.
Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.
Certain signs precede certain events.
I have always regarded myself as the pillar of my life.
The less you know, the more you believe.
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be.
A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.
I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.
Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.
We were all at once terribly alone; and alone we must see it through.