Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.

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

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 think too much and feel too little.

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.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

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 always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.

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.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

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

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough

But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.

During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams

Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.

Life should be great rather than long.

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.