The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

I had no blood relatives till I made some.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

Never build your emotional life on the weaknesses of others.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.