History has shown there are no invincible armies.

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

The natural world is the greatest source of excitement. The greatest source of visual beauty. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.

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.

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.

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.

What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.

Never, ever underestimate the power of 'Id Like that.

The young people think the old people are fools - but the old people know the young people are fools.

Any place I hang my head is home.

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life.

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?

Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.

Life must be lived as play.

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.

I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Unsatisfied desire is in itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.