Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

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

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion

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

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

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

Anything I've done up till 27 May 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life.

If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.

Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.

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.

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.

Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.

We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.

In their innocence, very young children know themselves to be light and love. If we will allow them, they can teach us to see ourselves the same way.

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