With most men, scarce a link of memory holds yesterday and to-day together.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

She was becoming sad. There is no joy involved in following others' expectations of yourself.

Sometimes I'm fascinated with how famous my work could be while I'm not so famous.

Most of the soloists at Birdland had to wait for Parker's next record in order to find out what to play next. What will they do now?

Succeed! It has been done, and with a stupidity that can astound the most experienced.

But let me open up my heart to you completely, my friends: if there were gods, how could I bear not being a god! Hence, there areno gods. I drew this conclusion, to be sure--but now it draws me.

My dream... was to be an eclectic knowledge-gathering person.

God wants nothing from you but the gift of a peaceful heart.

That's a good question. Let me try to evade you.

Celebrate what is possible. Your beliefs will create your reality.

Children who were very truly pious in a Catholic childhood are apt to retain a nostalgia for the absolute.