When we want something, we have to have a clear purpose in mind for the thing that we want. The only reason for seeking a reward is to know what to do with that reward

We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.

It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.

We always know which is the best road to follow, but we follow only the road that we have become accustomed to.

Death is our constant companion, and it is death that gives each person's life its true meaning.

Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.

What people regard as vanity—leaving great works, having children, acting in such a way as to prevent one's name from being forgotten—I regard as the highest expression of human dignity.

Once a problem is solved, its simplicity is amazing.

we who determine how quickly time passes.

Being a person's true friend means endorsing the untruths he holds dearest.

What goes out always returns

But there are times to talk to the dead, times when the dead want to talk.

Today's reporter is forced to become an educator more concerned with explaining the news than with being first on the scene.

And I think women have come a very, very long way, but they have a long way to go.

I pride myself on being down-to-earth. I’m from the Midwest. People who go into show business are screwed up. I romanticized about having a serene life.

While everyone else was saying Trick or Treat my dad was telling us to say Triki Tras.

Follow the road behind the Emperor. We must build the world for Japan's sake, heaven ordered Japan to achieve this great mission.

No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.

Our thoughts are to the individual as our art is to the community.