Above all, do not lie to yourself.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

I think my mission is to be in business so I can create a positive impact that will uplift the others around me. (p. 78)

[T]he man who meditates is a depraved animal.

One of the greatest gifts you can give isyour undivided attention.

I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the balmy air and the beautiful days. I have a beautiful house here.

The idea that the United States government would have to figure out what to do about the headscarf is simply ludicrous. We don't get involved in that.

Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.

Being nervous is not something you should be ashamed of. Nervous means you care, you really want to do well.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

Meanings generating meanings - the process has backed us into a particular corner, a kind of cave, where sunlight seldom enters.

Think not ambition wise, because 't is brave.