This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
In order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, of all things.
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
Let silence take you to the core of life.
I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.
The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.
The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.
It's only terrible to have nothing to wait for.
If we are not free, no one will respect us.
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.
