Nothing will bind the eyes of man quicker than the touch of compromise. A principle not compromised is a principle worth dying for. A dream not compromised is a dream worth living for.

Happy is the soul that has a friend. Happier is the soul that trusts in the truth of the heart of a friend. Happiest is the soul that knows the solemnity of friendship and honours its laws.

To be happy, you have to risk being unhappy.

Like love, like talent, like any other virtue, like anything else in this life, happiness needs to be nurtured - this is the truth of the whole matter.

The face of a truly happy man seldom lacks smiles.

Always be happy, you never know how happy you can make another by just being happy.

Happiness springs up from within. Do not seek it without.

It is better to hope less than to be hopeless.

Where would we have been without the discoveries of our predecessors, and where are we going without your discoveries?

Knowing trees, I came to realize, understand and appreciate the act of patience.

If your failure is not a lesson, it's indeed a failure.

Christians have a real chance to change the society that is I darkness, to help every person see the light of God’s love

I found myself tumbling down a 2000-foot face and my senses were so reduced. I couldn’t hear anything. It was totally peaceful. I was totally calm.

If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?

Men in high levels of government seldom surf.

Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home.

We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.

Balenciaga was incredibleI was madly infatuated with his clothes. His clothes were devastating. One fainted. One simply blew up and died.

Become intensely conscious of the present moment.

Magicians are definitely more arrogant. They're kind of like "Abra Kadabra, you're an idiot," they don't let you in on the joke. Comedians, you're always in on the joke unless it's Andy Kaufman.

I was warped early by Ray Bradbury and Edgar Allan Poe. I was very fond of Franz Kafka.