Do not scorn little victories.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

Energy independence and energy security are really two different things.

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.

The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom.

You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.

I have discovered the value of psychology and psychiatry, that their teachings can undo knots in us and permit life to flow again and aid us in becoming more truly human.

If you don't have God in your life, you are nothing.

Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others.

I don't understand the notion that modern farming is anything do to with nature. It's a pretty gross interference with nature.

Over the tea-cups and in the square the tongue has its desire; Still waters run deep, my dear, there's never smoke without fire.

[Iraqis] know we own their country...It's a good thing, especially when there is a lot of oil out there we need.