Best thing is to get the words down every day. And it is time to start now.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

Don’t do things to point out your weaknesses, do things to point out your strength.

Be Shameless. Experiment. This is the only way to identify your true passion.

I use color in terms of emotional quality, as a vehicle for feeling... feeling is everything I have experienced or thought.

The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more.

But I've always attracted attention, it's true, ever since I was very young.

We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity.

Other people have to understand where we are coming from, including our allies. Our allies have taken advantage of us.

You do not determine a man's greatness by his talent or wealth, as the world does, but rather by what it takes to discourage him.

I have fun. I enjoy my life. And I was hardwired for a deep connection between service, God, and happiness. You kind of need all of those things to be in play for one to have the others.

It is desirable for Buddhist affairs to help civilian rule.