Poverty, first of all was never a misfortune for me; it was radiant with sunlight.. I owe it to my family, first of all, who lacked everything and who envied practically nothing.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless.

Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.

Life is a sum of all your choices". So, what are you doing today?

The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation

You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.

If you are capable, but not available, nature will raise a person with lesser ability to replace you soon.

How could I choose someone who would force me to give up my own small reach for meaning? I chose myself, and without consolation.

Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse)

The best place for a leader isn't always at the top position. It is the place where they can serve the best and add the most value to other people.

Chopin's rubato possessed an unshakeable emotional logic. It always justified itself by a strengthening or weakening melodic line, by exaggeration or affectation.

Let your love fly like a bird on a wing And let your love bind you to all livin' things And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean That's the reason.

I felt like a piece of trash. I felt dirty and I felt used and I was disappointed.

The causes of life's history [cannot] resolve the riddle of life's meaning.

Can a civilization hold together if man abandons his faith in God?

I thought I was an old soul, and that I knew life, but then starting the real life, I figured I am completely new.