If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life

The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating manual.

I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto 'to live well you must live unseen'

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

Let the guarantee of free speech be in every man's determination to use it, and we shall have no need of paper declarations.

Do what's right for you, as long as it don't hurt no one

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.

I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

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.

I'm never going to be disabled. I'm sick of being so healthy.

My life didn't please me, so I created my life.

The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.