Jack London

"The highest happiness is individual independence."

"A word is a symbol, and its meaning is arbitrary."

"There is work enough to busy the strongest and highest intelligence."

"What does it matter? We are bound to die anyway."

"I never won anything without hard work and struggle."

"Anything is good if it's in the middle."

"My days, I have lived wonderfully—the wonder lies in what I have been able to enjoy."

"The man who fails to prepare is preparing to fail."

"I have no patience with people who believe they can achieve without work."

"The collective intelligence of a system is as deep as its weakest understanding."

"We are cup-bearers for the future, holding it before ourselves always."

"I am not afraid of the dark; I have danced with many shadows."

"Whatever happens, we shall face it together."

"Kindness is not weakness; it is supreme strength."

"The money is not the end; living is the end."

"I pity the man who has not lived a single lifetime."

"The ultimate of thought is to yield to intuition."

"Life should be lived, not merely endured."

"The primitive method of settling disputes is to fight."

"In our modern age, we have perfected the machinery of death."

"The beauty of a woman is in her character."

"Art is the great democratizer."

"To travel is to live."

"There are very few of us who live the dreams we dreamed when young."

"The truth of the matter is that I am a revolutionist."

"My philosophy is not new, but it is true."

"The sweetest water in the stream is nearest the source."

"I have learned that life is not something to be passed through."

"The creative spirit is free or it is not creative."

"Happiness is a condition of mind."