Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

If a child is loved, he feels worthy of love in the future

We all tell our stories the way we want to. And sometimes those stories have nothing to do with reality.

The best thing about waking up early is seeing the sun rise.

If somebody thinks wearing pretty dresses onstage somehow discredits us that's pretty absurd.

I learn every day what it means to love myself, and I'm constantly figuring out what makes me feel empowered.

The only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran.

We don't do focus groups - that is the job of the designer. It's unfair to ask people who don't have a sense of the opportunities of tomorrow from the context of today to design.

I'm doing philosophy like an old woman, first I'm looking for my pencil, then I'm looking for my glasses, then I'm looking for my pencil again.

I think I've proven that I'm throw-first, and then run if I need to.

When the forms of an old culture are dying, the new culture is created by a few people who are not afraid to be insecure.