An expansive life, one not constrained by four walls, requires as well an expansive pocket.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.

Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.

Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.

Spiritual knowledge is fruitful only when it is applied

You deserve a longer letter than this

I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have.

I wouldn't even think of playing music if I was born in these times. I wouldn't even listen to the radio.

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

You are drained by foolish actions and others.

A lie is like a snow-ball; the longer it is rolled, the larger it is.

It's kind of weird, because I look at myself as just a normal person. My friends get rejected all the time, so why shouldn't I? I don't think I'm anything special.

Building up arms is not a substitute for diplomacy.

We all come from a woman. We have to make love.