Pleasure is found first in anticipation, later in memory.

Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.

Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.

I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.

It seems to me that I have always existed and that I possess memories that date back to the Pharaohs.

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant.

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

A man is a critic when he cannot be an artist, in the same way that a man becomes an informer when he cannot be a soldier.

I tried to discover, in the rumor of forests and waves, words that other men could not hear, and I pricked up my ears to listen to the revelation of their harmony.

There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

Maman’s life was an unfinished book. Celeste had to discover the ending, and then she could close the cover for ever.

Remember this: You are the benchmark of your success - you define it. Don't let anyone else define it because if you do, you will fail. Appreciate those who support you and challenge those who don't

It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as books.

Kenny Shanker burns with boppish abandon.

A small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles. Is there a way I can get reimbursed? Please call.

Friendship with oneself is all important.

We find our calling or it finds us, and it's a sin against the fates not to use your talent when you have it.

Great mathematics is achieved by solving difficult problems not by fabricating elaborate theories in search of a problem.

I've always been very opinionated, for lack of a better term, about art. Not to sound too arrogant, but I guess I'm a connoisseur of telling people what I think is good and bad.

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.