Every person who ever thought he had a right to assert, and went boldly and asserted it, himself, or jointly with others that shared his convictions, was a direct actionist.

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

love the life you live.live the life you love.

Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.

I have always regarded myself as the pillar of my life.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference

The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.

Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

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

The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.