How many things there are which I do not want.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.

I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.

Be careful who you allow into your bed, and more importantly your heart.

Time is an obstinate healer. It heals you against your will. And the younger you are, the faster you are cured, only to come out more immune.

Maturity means being able to tolerate, on all sorts of planes, uncertainty and not knowing.

I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say 'yes, women can.'

If you can run six miles on a summer day, then you, my friend, are a lethal weapon in the animal kingdom.

Character, I think, is the single most important thing in fiction. You might read a book once for its interesting plot—but not twice.

Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones.

I'm hoping one day to open my own shelter. I would be the person with the three-legged dog. I just love animals more than people; I really do.

As important as shared memories is the silent agreement that certain things never happened.

A man must go on a quest / to discover the sacred fire / in the sanctuary of his own belly / to ignite the flame in his heart / to fuel the blaze in the hearth / to rekindle his ardor for the earth