It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.

Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too.

The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.

The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.

It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

There’s no other way to look at you. You’re the definition of beauty.

One must have deeper motives and judge everything accordingly, but go on talking like an ordinary person.

It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow

The room is so small, when I put the key in, I broke the window!

What will I do with myself when I retire? When I quit my job, I do not want to quit living. Can I possibly be of use when retirement day comes, or will I just be taking up space?

I think happiness is a goal all of us can agree on. Let's face it - we all would like to be happy.

If you want to own the life, you must first own the death! To own the death, you must understand it! To understand it, you must know to think like the death!

The soul does not grow by addition but by subtraction.

Something is profoundly wrong and we are desperate for justice, for restoration and for somebody somewhere to do something about this.

Go, then! Go to the moon-you selfish dreamer!