In truth, it is I who have defiled myself, for one is one s own fiercest enemy.

But only those who have aims and ambitions for the benefit, not of the individual, but of humankind as a whole can persevere to the end.

When will it no longer be necessary to attach special weight to the word 'woman' and raise it specially?

Happiness is to take up the struggle in the midst of the raging storm and not to pluck the lute in the moonlight or recite poetry among the blossoms.

Nobody will be able to forgive me but myself.

The self is every person's true enemy.

Live and die your own way, unnoticed.

I wanted to escape from love, but didn't know how.

Happiness is to take up the struggle in the midst of the raging storm not to pluck the lute in the moonlight or recite poetry among the blossoms.

Think about the people you love, appreciate, and admire… If today was the last day you could speak with them… What would you say… and what are you waiting for?

If you carry a weapon, war will follow you. If you carry a smile, love will knock at your door.

True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.

Ray Bradbury is one who is contributing to the understanding of the imagination and the curiosity of the human race.

[The crowd] will finally succeed in remembering only the simplest concepts repeated a thousand times.

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be a star. Now that fella over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years he's got a chance to be 30.

Less and less is life animated through personal discovery, intimacy with others, or self-reflection. While life has become more manageable for many people, it has become commensurately less engaged.

The honest and good man ought to be exactly like a man who smells strong, so that the bystander as soon as he comes near him must smell whether he choose or not.

I never wanted it to end this way, but flies will lay their eggs.

I've always embraced my curves since I was a teenie-bopper.