The sad ones are those who waste their energy in trying to hold it back, for they can only feel bitterness in loss and no joy in gain.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

You don't just become something in life. You evolve and grow

Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.

Sing us a song you're the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we're all in the mood for a melody, And you've got us feeling all right.

She remembered, as every sensible person does, that you should never never shut yourself up in a wardrobe.

If you handed [character] a glass that was 90% full, he'd tell you that the 10% empty part proved that no one really cared about water.

My arrogance knows no bounds and I will make no peace today, and you should be so lucky to find a woman like me.

They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.

We think that because we dwell inside our bodies that we are separate from other people who dwell inside theirs.

Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile.

where the world ends is where you must begin