Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

The little things are important, Mr. Wind-Up Bird,

I'm not saving anybody's life, I'm not a teacher, I'm not working for UNICEF. I don't think I'm some big deal.

I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.

If wars in the future are to be prevented the nations must be united in their determination to keep the peace under law.

Andy Johnson is quick, brave and strong and he will get goals.

All that I've played, all that I've sung, I couldn't have done any other way.

Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil.

We find ourselves in what I consider to be the most challenging, difficult, threatening time since World War II because of this War on Terror.

Let go of the thoughts, let go of the mind, let go of everything. Let go! Drop it! Drop everything. Hold onto nothing.

Actions that sometimes seem mean aren’t. Rather they are done by the ones we love in order to protect us without our knowing it. (Acheron)