Theodore Dreiser

"The greatest achievement of the human mind is the ability to imagine what does not exist."

"Life is a God damn, stinking, treacherous game and nine hundred and ninety-nine men out of every thousand are fools."

"Know that you yourself, just as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

"We are all subject to the pull of forces we do not understand."

"The greatest tragedy of human existence is the absence of understanding."

"Success is that old law. You succeed when you are pushed, when you are sick, when you are in love or inspired."

"Art is the effort of man to express, not to expose, but to express his feelings."

"All people are not equal in their gifts and talents."

"Life is really a series of mistakes and absurdities."

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit."

"It is always the secure and happy who hate, who loathe individuals that hamper or disparage their lives."

"Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it."

"The very essence of greatness is the ability to stand still and listen to the silence."

"Hate is a passion of the weak."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans."

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."

"Compassion is the greatest virtue of all."

"Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant."

"The weak are always anxious for justice and equality."

"Every man is a victim of the circumstances of his birth."

"Truth is that which corresponds to reality."

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by drowning in our own thoughts."

"Individuality is the aim of political liberty."

"The brain is like a television set with many channels. Pay attention to what you are watching."

"All ambition is built on the discontent with present conditions."

"Love is the only reality and it is not a sentiment."

"Every person has some deficiency of character or ability."

"There is no greater weakness than the desire to be liked by everyone."

"It is not so much what you have learned, but what you have become."