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.

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

In their innocence, very young children know themselves to be light and love. If we will allow them, they can teach us to see ourselves the same way.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.

Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.

Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.

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.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

One man with a gun can control 100 without one.

The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap.

Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.

Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.

Hard work, disciplined habits, modesty in living, contentment and cheerfulness.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

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