No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

We enter the world alone, we leave it alone.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

Carelessness is inexcusable, and merits the inevitable sequence.

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

I felt so peaceful and safe because I knew that no matter what happened, from that day on, nothing can ever be that bad..because I had you.

The secrets in his brain were like some mesmerizing drug to me.

Mutual cheating is the foundation of society.

I think now we just know way too much about our celebrities. It's not that interesting when you know that much about people.

That we understand something perfectly, that we accomplish something better than anyone else around us, that is what matters.

I wish I had an invisible plane to take me home to Brooklyn, and I wouldn't have to ride the subway.

The scriptures of Christians, Mussalmans and Hindus are all replete with the teaching of ahimsa.

What we really need to avoid is this epidemic of false positivism and false happiness, which says if it hurts, it must be bad. Sometimes it hurts because you have a conscience.

All I am is what I create. It's my blessing to share with the world.

I had seen the great, but I had not seen the small.