“I don’t think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness – to save oneself trouble.”

One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood.

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

Never tell all you know—not even to the person you know best.

Our weapon is our knowledge. But remember, it may be a knowledge we may not know that we possess.

Everybody said, “Follow your heart”. I did, it got broken.

What good is money if it can’t buy happiness?

One doesn’t recognize the really important moments in one’s life until it’s too late.

The young people think the old people are fools — but the old people know the young people are fools.

If you place your head in a lion’s mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.

Trains are wonderful…. To travel by train is to see nature and human beings, towns and churches and rivers, in fact, to see life.

Time does not dispose of a question – it only presents it anew in a different guise.

It’s very inconvenient to be loved. Nearly everyone has found that out, sooner or later. The fewer people who love you the less you will have to suffer.

Nobody knows what another person is thinking. They may imagine they do, but they are nearly always wrong.

Too much mercy often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.

I married an archeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me.

When engaged in eating, the brain should be the servant of the stomach.

Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.

Whenever you are without a map, always navigate back to the state of love – your heart being the only compass you will ever need.

To love yourself, truly love yourself, is to finally discover the essence of personal courage, self-respect, integrity, and self-esteem. These are the qualities of grace that come directly from a soul with stamina.

Are you living the life you want or just living the way other people want you to live?

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

I won’t let others stoke fear in my heart. I choose to remain true to who I am and where my dreams direct me no matter the hardship I might incur. I remember it always: Fear wins or Freedom wins, and I choose Freedom.

Passion will always move you in the direction of your authentic self.