A reader is doubly guilty of bad manners against an author when he praises his second book at the expense of his first (or vice versa) and then expects the author to be grateful for what he has done.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Life is the opportunity to create moments of wonder.

The funny thing about life is, there's nothing better to do than live it.

We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood.

Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.

Once you realize what you really are, you cannot be stopped.

It's not what you appreciate; it's that you appreciate.

There is nothing that you can do to me that my own craziness doesn't do to me smarter and faster and better.

Modeling is my number one priority - one hundred percent.

We are not in a position to criticize anyone. The existence of enemies means for us that our friendliness has not been sufficient enough.

Meditation is a means to discover all the glories of the ocean of mind