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

Nature is not human-hearted.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

It is not the length of life, but the depth.

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

A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.

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

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

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

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

First, then, God, being all-just, wishes to do justice; being all-wise, knows what justice is; being all-powerful, can do justice. Why then injustice?

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.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.

Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.

The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye...until we meet again

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

To forgive is not just to be altruistic.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.