Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible not to run away.

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.

Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for man a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a world of justice, we must be just.

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.

If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.

'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.

For all that has been, Thank you. For all that is to come, Yes!

Be the CEO of your own career.

Now I'm not making love to anyone's wishes, Only for that light I see 'Cause when I'm dead and lowered low in my grave, That's gonna be the only thing that's left of me.

To me, there's two kinds of music these days. There's ephemeral music, and there's music that has lasting power and depth.

We should thank God for beer and burgundy by not drinking too much of them.

I like to think I'm healthy. I exercise a lot.

Everything in this world is about conflict because this is the kind of world that humans are born into.

The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.

Words can hurt you. In the larger world, it frames how people think about you, and it can hurt you in lots of little, subtle ways.

I've personally backed off from direct political involvement.

I played around with vegetarianism back in the '70s. One thing, my physiology just got to have animal protein. I get hypoglycemic, I get all light-headed unless I eat animal protein.