Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

I am afraid, I cannot and will not 'surrender' to Orthodoxy!!My life in itself is an 'Epic experiment' of nature and new living!!And I am living the 'Great Adventure'..this moment..NOW!!

Those times when someone you thought was your friend talks about you behind your back really hurt. Even if you act like you don't care, deep inside, you care.

I was like a clock that had exploded- my springs were hanging out, my hands were cockeyed, and my numbers were falling off.

Anger is energy, and you've got to find a place to put it that works for you.

Our own sorrows seem heavy enough, even when lifted by certain long-term joys. But watching others hurt is the breaker of most any heart.

Ignorance is the source of hatred, and the way to get rid of ignorance is realization.

Once you have the gallows, you'll find new reasons to hang people from it.

I am proud to be able to claim that, from the age of nineteen, I've managed to earna living entirely as a composer.

How beautiful an old woman's skin is! All those wrinkles!

Divide responsibility and nobody is responsible.