Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

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

Every day brings a chance to live free of regret and with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

Science is the outcome of being prepared to live without certainty and therefore a mark of maturity. It embraces doubt and loose ends.

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.

Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, and I'm going to be happy in it.

If you've been playing poker for half an hour and you still don't know who the patsy is, you're the patsy.

History is the devil's scripture.

The way to know life is to love many things.

Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined.

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

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.