The mania of thinking renders one unfit for every activity.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan, but also believe!

Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

Properly understood, Imagination and Prayer are directly proportional —the more they pray beyond their bounds, they expand their vision beyond their resources, their experiences, their expectations.

It is a waste if you embrace the kingdom of God without its principles

Zen Makes use, to a great extent, of poetical expressions; Zen is wedded to poetry.

I think in life, people know what they want. They want to survive, they want to have a family. They want to procreate because it's in the genetic law.

For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in thinking about ways to prevent war, and in thinking about how to fight, survive, and terminate a war, should it occur.

We need to have a plan equal to the challenge.

Most people are far more prone to let the bad experiences shape their views than the good ones.

My honest opinion is that blacks have to fight much harder for their individuality than whites do.

There's only one thing more boring than listening to other people's dreams, and that's listening to their problems.

'Free Fallin'' is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn't become this huge anthem. But I'm grateful that people like it.