Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them

I tell young people: Do not think of yourself, think of others. Think of the future that awaits you, think about what you can do and do not fear anything.

Find first peace within yourself. Don't eat too much. Keep your brain active. Love.

The body does whatever it wants. I am not my body; I am my mind.

I should thank Mussolini for having declared me to be of an inferior race. This led me to the joy of working, not any more unfortunately, in university institutes but in a bedroom.

Progress depends on our brain. The most important part of our brain, that which is neocortical, must be used to help others and not just to make discoveries.

My experience in childhood and adolescence of the subordinate role played by the female in a society run entirely by men had convinced me that I was not cut out to be a wife.

At 100, I have a mind that is superior - thanks to experience - than when I was 20.

It's not enough what I did in the past - there is also the future.

If I die tomorrow or in a year, it is the same — it is the message you leave behind you that counts.

My life has been enriched by excellent human relations, work and interests. I have never felt lonely.

A Godless life is a goalless life.

Once you shift your thoughts for the better, your world begins to shift with them.

i'm like a prickily pear...i'm a prickily pear!!!

…He was always high on drugs. I was not a drug man, but in case I wanted to hide from myself for a few days, I knew I could get anything I wanted from him.

So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear.

You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance.

I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others.

He nuzzled my neck, inhaling deeply. “Mmm. You smell so good.” “Oh, yeah,” I said, smirking. “I call this new perfume ‘Le Jungle grime et tropical BO.’ ” “Dirt and sweat. Very sexy.

Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability... it is energy.