In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record.

A reformer exhorted children that they would succeed where he and his colleagues had failed with the charge: "Live for that better day.

Between the happening of a historical process and its recognition by rulers, a lag stretches, full of pitfalls.

No one in this world can change your habits, but only you can..... so, MOst powerfull person of this world is you..!..........keep that in your mind!

Life is not profound without its own tragedy. It humbles us. Sets the bar for our introspection. Keeps us from believing we are gods. Puts our egos in check.

Travel is so important in its capacity to expand the mind. It's exciting to start as young as possible - you get to see how other cultures live, challenge your senses, and try different cuisines.

There are no accidents; success is the result of doing the right thing, in the right way, over and over.

I don't have any well-developed philosophy about journalism. Ultimately it is important in a society like this, so people can know about everything that goes wrong.

It's different hearing girls I don't even know scream my name.

...the deepest secrets about ourselves that we, in the ultimate act of humanity, will spare those we truly love.

Why didn't I just throw my money out of the window - and light it on fire?

What blockheads are those wise persons, who think it necessary that a child should comprehend everything it reads.

It is less the business of the novelist to tell us what happened than to show how it happened.