“Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment.”

In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire.

When you were in love, you were capable of learning everything and of knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.

We pretend to be strong because we are weak.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

If someone isn’t what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart.

It is always important to know when something has reached its end.

The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.

Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.

People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.

I have never really encountered anybody that was rude to me. Well, not to my face anyway.

Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.

To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.

Age is the first limitation on roles that I’ve ever had to encounter, and I hit that a while ago.

Life is the most unexpected thing you will ever encounter. It loves taking you to the deep end just to see if you can fucking swim!

We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.

No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

The most energetic workers I have encountered in my world travels are the vegetarian miners of Chile.