I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.

be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.

The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.

Never mistake arrogance for intellect.

I meet and talk to women from every corner of this planet, and I can find beauty in each and every one of them.

I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre.

Exsanguinated," said Jace, impressed. "That's a big word." "And you're a big-" "Tsk tsk," he interrupted. "No swearing in church.

I love the pleasure of finding the same truth in two different places. It has a lot to do with a soul.

My political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian

Fortunately New Zealand doesn't have land borders so we are able to be somewhat more rigorous on who gets in and out of our country than perhaps some people.

The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor.

I like situations that force me to rethink things.

Keeping a smile on your lips even when you're on the verge of tears. Feeling sorry for those who show their feelings.