There are more things to admire in men than to despise.

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.

That weekend my people brought home a big eared gray scrawny kit.He was so loud and annoying that I did not like him one bit.

Success can be defined as how hard you continue to fight when they tell you that the battle is over.

All suffering is the consequence of a constant quest.

Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life.

Sometimes, you just have to reassure the ones you love in precise language that you'll always be there. Sometimes words are enough.

The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe. [Ger., Ein tag der Gunst ist wie ein Tag der Ernte, Man muss geschaftig sein sobald sie reift.]

I have need of a friend. There is one and only one who will give the air from his failing lungs for my body's mend. And that one is my love.

If I remember, Russia, 20 or 30 years ago, you'd get shot trying to leave. Today, Russian tourists are all over the world. You have Russian oligarchs with big yachts all over the world.

Cats are like donkeys and camels, they won't ever quite give in to human tyranny, they won't try to imitate the human soul.

Hollywood is definitely now embracing a more natural approach to beauty. Staying "youthful-looking" is old news.