The world is but a school of inquisition; it is not who shall enter the ring, but who shall run the best courses.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

It seemed to me then that to have published a book - any kind of book - would be the greatest possible happiness I could ask from life.

Few mistakes can be made by a mother-in-law who is willing to baby-sit.

If I am not mistaken, it was a British poet who said that 'no one is properly dressed unless he wears a smile.'

Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth

By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.

If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance. This law will only make it more secure and more affordable.

You do the policy, I'll do the politics.

Earnest is our dog. She senses instantly that something is wrong, and guided by that timeless and unerring nurturing instinct that all female dogs have, she tries to lick my ears off.

I move very slowly. It's usually material first. I sit with the material for a long time.

Ric Flair, you once called me a woman. Well, what I want to know is, how does it feel to get beat by a woman?