There comes a day when, for someone who has persecuted us, we feel only indifference, a weariness at his stupidity. Then we forgive him.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.

Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.

We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.

Lessons are not given, they are taken.

The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.

We never remember days, only moments.

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.

It was all right to feel fear, but sometimes a very bad idea to show it.

One man with courage makes a majority.

A chain grows weaker with each new link.

Of my friends I am the only one I have left.

My goal has always been to help people help themselves. Your body is your most priceless possession; you've go to take care of it!

Why try to fit in when you a stand out?

A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success.

If the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.

Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in tendency to destroy masculinity in American men.

So often, we're expected to maintain some sort of standard - that won't get you where you need to go.