All is beautiful and unceasing, all is music and reason, and all, like diamond, is carbon first, then light.

To educate is to give man the keys to the world, which are independence and love, and to give him strength to journey on his own, light of step, a spontaneous and free being.

People can only be free if they are truly educated.

Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy.

Everything that divides men, everything that separates or herds men together in categories, is a sin against humanity.

Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.

To change masters is not to be free.

Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity.

In a time of crisis, the peoples of the world must rush to get to know each other.

Amor cuerdo, no es amor. (Sane love, is not love)

Love should mean, never having to ask, "Do You Love Me"?

Give me a man who sings at his work.

Often a cold shudder has run through me, and I have asked myself whether I may have not devoted myself to a fantasy.

I think humor is incredibly positive, I think it is life advancing. There's medical research to show that it improves your antibodies. It's all about sense and perspective.

The secret to all power is to only do that which all would willingly do.

The room went dark and, after a moment, Grace whispered that she loved me, sounding a little sad. I wrapped my arms tightly around her shoulders, sorry that loving me was such a complicated thing.

Listen soberly: Just be 'I Am'; just stay here! ... There's nothing that can stop you from following this simple advice.

I liked flowers but I never wore clothes with flower prints. Through those flowers, I was actually able to show my gracefulness as a girl.

It really wasn't until I was in college when I began to write more and more, and I realized I was scheduling my entire life around my writing

Women were forbidden to study the most ancient sacred text, the Veda.