Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

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

Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.

All sport ... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

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.

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.

Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

True spirituality has its basis in moral life, which in turn is based on contem-plation.

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.