It is necessary that every man have at least somewhere to go. For there are times when one absolutely must go at least somewhere!

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

Maturity' really means: being very unsurprised by, and calm around, pain and disappointment.

Creativity muscle needs to be strengthened, and creativity excellence needs to be cultivated.

Grief which is not dealt with properly can cause us to lose our perspective on life.

Except heaven is a hope, and eden is a memory .

A true leader sticks up for his followers.

I like to aim for significance over success because rarely can you be significant and also successful, but many people can be successful and not significant.

I get audited almost every year.And in a way, I should be complaining. I'm not even complaining. I don't mind it. It's almost become a way of life. I get audited by the IRS. But other people don't.

You have to do anything you can think of that gets you excited.

Professional footballers - those virile young stags of our modern culture - are near perpetual fountains of sputum.

I would do anything to stay beside you forever.