We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.

Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.

The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.

One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Is it not enough that 'things are cruel and blind'? Must we also be cruel and blind?

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

To be interested in the changing seasons is . . . a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

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

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

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.

Pain don't hurt.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

To do a great right do a little wrong.

The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest.

Life is made up of marble and mud.

Only he who accepts clashes and conflicts in life, loves life.

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.