When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

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

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

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

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

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

I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.

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

We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

It takes a long time to grow young.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

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

A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then I go home alone.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.