“Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.”

“The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.”

“Whether we call it ikigai or sense of purpose, when we pursue what we believe gives life meaning, it gives us life.”

“We are used to thinking that what we give is the same as what we receive, but people who love, expecting to be loved in return, are wasting their time. Love is an act of faith, not an exchange.”

“Honest pioneer work in the field of science has always been, and will continue to be, life's pilot. On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation.”

“The Earth gives us life, not the American government. The earth gives us life, not the multi-national corporate government. The Earth gives us life. We need to have the Earth. We must have it, otherwise our life will be no more. So we must resist what they do.”

“What life gives us, good or bad, we seldom deserve.”

“Life never gives us what we want at the moment that we consider appropriate.”

“God does not give us overcoming life; He gives us life as we overcome.”

“It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand.”