Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Within the child lies the fate of the future.
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
You can have it all. Just not all at once.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.
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.
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.
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.
Sow a thought and you get an act; Sow an act and you get a habit; Sow a habit and you get a character; Sow a character and you get a destiny.
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
The future is the shape of things to come.
The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.
The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.
The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.
We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.
Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?
Diamonds are a girls best friend.