Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

Life has got to be lived-that's all that there is to it.

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

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.

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

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

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

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

I'm not sure I'm adult yet.

If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.

In the end, everything is a gag.

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

Only he who accepts clashes and conflicts in life, loves life.

The image is one thing and the human being is another...It's very hard to live up to an image, put it that way.

Sometimes - history needs a push.

Any place I hang my head is home.