There is only one pleasure-that of being alive. All the rest is misery.

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.

He wondered if there was anyone in the world who liked him. Liked him for himself alone.

You don't have to know where you're going to get exactly where you need to go.

I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.

If you control the flow of information, you can control the conversation around important issues. If you can control the conversation, you can change this country.

I do not document anything, I give an interpretation.

Floyd could imagine a dozen things that could go wrong; it was little consolation that it was always the thirteenth that actually happened.

... that ultimate success in community leadership will only be achieved if it stimulates participation by others who are also to be seen as in their own way leaders and not merely helpers.

Getting to play a yogic healer was awesome. I love yoga, so I've had a lot of teachers.

I always hang up my own dresses. It is a good lesson in appreciation and in always remembering that you're part of a team, not outside of the team, but with the team and on the team.

I believe half of the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.