It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other proposition, that it must be lived forwards.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

No matter how few possessions you own or how little money you have, loving wildlife and nature will make you rich beyond measure.

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

I'm a liberal inside a liberal's body.

All artists are constantly looking for something and they don't always know what.

I am there where it is spoken that the universe is a defect in the purity of non-being.

It makes you famous, you get money from it, you go on and do the best you can, but it really is dreadful that people don't know your name.

To be alive is to be afraid, and much to our advantage in many cases, since alarm often preserves us from danger.

I'm a big list maker. But if I cross off too many tasks and it's hard to see the remaining ones, I have to start a new list.

You had only one chance for a signature in life, but most people left no impression.

If you are moving, even fire will not hurt you. If you are standing still near the fire, even though you are not in the fire, the heat will eventually get to you.