In a living society every day is a day of judgment; and its recognition as such is not the end of all things but the beginning ofa real civilization.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.

Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone.

Islam is the best religion and Muslims are the worst followers

Whenever I see all around, I see nothing except atoms & molecules

Today, MTV doesn't play videos anymore, but YouTube certainly has become the next MTV.

All the time, I've felt that life is a wager and that I probably was getting more out of leading a bohemian existence as a writer than I would have if I didn't.

Time, and the grand gesture of forgiveness, helps to heal old wounds.

There is a moment—Oh, just before the first kiss, a whispered word—something that makes it worth while.

As spirits we have always existed in a generalized form, since we are all part of the universe. As individual spirits, we have existed for a timeless time.

I'd got hobbits on my hands hadn't I?

I very little, you cheat big! – Short Round

To live in society today is like living in one enormous comic-strip.

Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built