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

To protect our freedoms, it seems we're going to have to relinquish some of our freedoms for a short period of time.

Sometimes - history needs a push.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.

If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

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.

We were all at once terribly alone; and alone we must see it through.

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.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

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

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Sow a thought and you get an act; Sow an act and you get a habit; Sow a habit and you get a character; Sow a character and you get a destiny.

My art and profession is to live.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

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