The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

Always desire to learn something useful

Believe that a further shore is reachable from here.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

Every day I beat my own previous record for the number of consecutive days I've stayed alive.

I curled closer to May, comforted by her warmth.

Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.

I do promotion when it is necessary, but I always want to get back to the music.

Love is the only rule in self-discovery. If you've forgotten that rule, you've forgotten everything. It's not what you can get; it's what you can give.

It's very difficult to make predictions about the Iranian politics, but given the fact that Ahmadinejad was elected with a very clear purpose - to improve the economy - and he's failed.

I like driving; I don't drive since I live in New York. I don't have an opportunity to drive, like, ever.

There is a God we want and a God who is, and the two are not the same.

We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.

I guess I was seeking some balance in the wildlife of the city as Rachel Carson sought it in nature. In unbalanced times, balance is as difficult to come by as Parsifal's Grail.