I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

I can and will improve the world.I will smile, show kindness, and be grateful.I refuse to be unhappy.

If we want a better original idea, we must generate our own before we screen others' suggestions.

If rejection destroys your self-esteem, you're letting others hold you as an emotional hostage.

Cats have nine lives. Makes them ideal for experimentation.

It's great to get to work with your idols.

The most tangible of all visible mysteries - fire.

These boots were made for walking, that's just what they'll do. One of these days these boots are going to walk all over you.

You should view the world as a conspiracy run by a very closely-knit group of nearly omnipotent people, and you should think of those people as yourself and your friends.

I don't even think when I'm walking down the runway. I don't really breathe either.

Perseverance in object, though not by the most direct way, is often more laudable than perpetual changes, as often as the object shifts light.