You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

Everything that truly makes us happy is quite simple: love, sex, and food!

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.