The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

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

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

The way to know life is to love many things.

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

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

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.

Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw some and paint some and sing and dance and play and work everyday some.

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.

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

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life.

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.