“On the one hand maybe I’ve remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear.”

“I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.”

“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”

“If I get married, I want to be very married.”

“You can even say that I hated myself at certain periods. I was too fat, or maybe too tall, or maybe just plain too ugly ... you can say my definiteness stems from underlying feelings of insecurity and inferiority. I couldn't conquer these feelings by acting indecisive. I found the only way to get the better of them was by adopting a forceful, concentrated drive.”

“I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.”

“I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.”