I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto 'to live well you must live unseen'

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.

Let the guarantee of free speech be in every man's determination to use it, and we shall have no need of paper declarations.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

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

Certain signs precede certain events.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

It takes a long time to grow young.

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.

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

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

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