Every person who ever thought he had a right to assert, and went boldly and asserted it, himself, or jointly with others that shared his convictions, was a direct actionist.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

The image is one thing and the human being is another...It's very hard to live up to an image, put it that way.

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.

To forgive is not just to be altruistic.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

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

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.

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

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Living is Easy with Eyes Closed.

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.

I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.