“You see things; you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‘Why not?”

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.

If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple.

You’ll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

A drunken man is happier than a sober one.

Never lose a chance: it doesn’t come every day.

Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

What you are to do without me I cannot imagine.

When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace.

After all, the wrong road always leads somewhere.

The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she’s treated.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery – it’s the sincerest form of learning.

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

A poor man is not the one without a cent. A poor man is the one without a dream.

Socialism is like a dream. Sooner or later you wake up to reality.

It’s a miracle to realize that somebody loves you.

Even the wildest dreams have to start somewhere. Allow yourself the time and space to let your mind wander and your imagination fly.

Imagination is the beginning of creation.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.