It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

You tend to become that, what you want most. Expect the best and give it your best. Make success happen.

Am I awake or dreaming? It doesn’t matter anymore. When I close my eyes I dream of death and war. When I open my eyes I see death and war.

The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.

All rational beings have an agency of their own; and according to their own choice they will be saved or damned.

A strong, clear vision holds the power to transcend your current reality, bypassing the day-to-day challenges that might be keeping you stuck where you are. What is your vision?

sooner or later, if the activity of the mind is restricted anywhere it will cease to function even where it is allowed to be free.

With each year that's gone by, and as I grow up and get older, I've become more mature, of course, but you have a sense of who you are, and you find confidence in that.

I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

I was beloved. I had been hoped for. Somehow, I was necessary.