I do not believe in race as such. Race is a fraud. All modern people are the conglomeration of so many ethnic mixtures that no pure race remains.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness.

I suppose what one wants really is ideal company and books are ideal company.

The question isn't whether the world is perfect.The real question to consider is: If it were, would you still be in it?

What strange places our lives can carry us to, what dark passages.

The exegetical foundations would appear to be weak, and one shouldn’t build huge theological edifices, no matter how splendid or consistent, on weak foundations.

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.

Drugs are marvelous--it's life that's evil. And sometimes the only way to face it is to get completely twisted.

Compassion is the currency that leads to true wealth.

If I could sing, it would be lovely.

Even kings but play; and when their part is done, some other, worse or better, mounts the throne.