Until death it is all life.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

It is the conquest of this fear that adds half the charm to climbing.

Like all sciences and all valuations, the psychology of women has hitherto been considered only from the point of view of men.

I've had everything pierced at some point.

If we have optimism without empathy then it doesn't matter how much we master the secrets of science. We're not really solving problems, we're just working on puzzles.

Hate and anger and disappointment and rage can be channeled in music into the most positive place.

Will is guided by wisdom. Wisdom comes from introspection, looking inside yourself, probing, studying the wisdom of the teachers, the masters and bringing that into your mind.

Learn to sell and you'll never starve

The only justification for writing a novel is that it should be wonderful. Adequate is inadequate.

In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind.

For me, Barack Obama represents grace, respect, betterment and community.