As sunbeams stream through liberal space And nothing jostle or displace, So waved the pine-tree through my thought And fanned the dreams it never brought.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

On the occasion of yoga day, I want to offer you the simplest form of yoga: Namaskar - Yoga for all.

The pioneers of a warless world are the young men (and women) who refuse military service.

You are going to love some of your characters because they are you or some facet of you, and you are going to hate some of your characters for the same reason.

We all leave footprints as we journey through life--make sure yours are worth following.

The human mind is not rich enough to drive many horses abreast and wants one general scheme, under which it strives to bring everything.

I have tried to remove weight, sometimes from people, sometimes from heavenly bodies, sometimes from cities; above all I have tried to remove weight from the structure of stories and from language.

Credibility is a leader's currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.

It is said that ridicule is the test of truth: it is never applied, but when we wish to deceive ourselves.

Once you have power, you are inevitably surrounded by people who have their own agendas and will tell you whatever advances them.

Don't go looking in dark places, because dark things live there.