There is nothing like literature: I lose a cow, I write about her death, and my writing pays me enough to buy another cow.
The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.
Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be
Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.
Sunday neurosis, that kind of depression which afflicts people who become aware of the lack of content in their lives when the rush of the busy week is over and the void within themselves becomes manifest.
When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer. . . his unique opportunity lies in the way he bears his burden.
One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is to embrace the idea of spurring creativity by letting hundreds of flowers bloom. I've never seen that lead to anything other than cynicism and hundreds of dead flowers.
In District 12, looking old is something of an achievement since so many people die early. You see an elderly person, you want to congratulate them on their longevity, ask the secret of survival. A plump person is envied because they aren't scraping by like the majority of us. But here is different. Wrinkles aren't desirable. A round belly isn't a sign of success.
I say 'I love you' to my daughters every day.
Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn't do for anything else. Same with money.