“Henceforth, we shall be happy to be a free citizen in an independent country.”

I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.

As for us, during twenty years’ reign, we have known much bitterness.

If your government had given me a thousandth of the sum it spent to depose me, I could have won that war.

I do not wish a foreign army to spill the blood of my people.

In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death.

The time has come to put an end to the fratricidal war and to recover at last peace and accord.

Nana…how come being happy and making your dreams come true are two different things? Even now, I still don’t know why.

I’m not a city kind of guy. I’m happiest when I’m tromping through the woods.

It is that happy stretch of time when the lovers set to chronicling their passion. When no glance, no tone of voice is so fleeting but it shines with significance.

It was just me in my bedroom. It gave me freedom and made me happy.

I just feel happy to be in America, like I said, it’s the most beautiful country in the world.

There is a very Simple Secret to being happy. Just let go of your ‘demand’ on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering.

When you discover yourself to be nothing but Freedom, you stop setting up conditions and requirements that need to be satisfied in order for you to be happy.

You’re Arguing with ‘What Is’ – Your demands keep you chained to the ‘dream-state’ of the conditioned mind. The desire to ‘control’… is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake.