My life is for itself and not for a spectacle.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

A mind might ponder its thought for ages, and not gain so much self-knowledge as the passion of love shall teach it in a day.

The student is to read history actively not passively.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

I do not wish to expiate, but to live. My life is not an apology, but a life.

What I must do is all that concerns me,

You would compliment a coxcomb doing a good act, but you would not praise an angel.

It was like the beginning of life and laughter. It was the real meaning of the sun

Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task if it were after hisor her heart. But the intelligent ones are those who can convert every work into one that suits their taste

Life is like the dice that, falling, still show a different face. So life, though it remains the same, is always presenting different aspects.

The rising and falling of the scales of pride and humility sustain the brooding mind as well as the alternations of desire and peace of the soul.

Get out there and do what you love!

I'm useless when I meet writers I love - I go slack-jawed and stupid with awe.

Because of Christ, even our catastrophes have purpose. God is preparing our character for the time when we will see Him face to face.

I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play clarinet and drums, sang with rock bands and only then did I get into musical theatre.

I wish people would turn off their computers, go outside, talk to people, touch people, lick people, enjoy each other's company and smell each other on the rump

I tried to explain that there was a great difference between me and Mujib [Rahiman]: he was a secessionist and I wasn't.