Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
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.
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.
Its not the men in your life that matters, its the life in your men.
As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.
My life didn't please me, so I created my life.
Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age.
Live to the point of tears.
A tragedy means always a man's struggle with that which is stronger than man.
The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behaviour lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behaviour
Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.
I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.
Life is the dancer and you are the dance.
Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.
Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life.
Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.
If you have zest and enthusiasm, you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.