I was taught the method for advancement is not quick or simple.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

First principle: never to let one's self be beaten down by persons or by events.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

Nothing in this world is to be feared... only understood.

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.

A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity.

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace

The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next generation.

...people quote proverbs without realizing they're really in awe of the authority of their truth and the power of their expression...

I'm a teenager, and we mess up sometimes.

Wit is the only wall Between us and the dark.

The beauty of women was the first expression of my photography.

Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing.

Some people burn all of their energy helping themselves, while some use all of it helping others. The happiest among us do a little of both.

Art is an elastic sort of love.

Unless a decision has degenerated into work, it is not a decision; it is at best a good intention.

Like this cake. It’s really very good. (Arik) As the girth to my hips will attest. (Geary)