History is the devil's scripture.

This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.

To forgive is not just to be altruistic.

Any place I hang my head is home.

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

The more I see, the less I know for sure.

If I get married, I want to be very married.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Do what's right for you, as long as it don't hurt no one

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

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.

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.

Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.

There's place and means for every man alive.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.

You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects.