"Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today."

- James Dean

"The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results."

- James Dean

“Only the gentle are ever really strong.” 

- James Dean

"I'm not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back."

- James Dean

"My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society."

- James Dean

“I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery.” 

- James Dean

"Soar higher than your dreams and avoid the island of obscurity from tomorrow's reflection."

- James Dean

"Remember: Life is short. Break the rules. They were made to be broken."

- James Dean

"The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full, though the answers won’t be found at the bottom." 

- James Dean

"The only greatness for man is immortality."

- James Dean

"If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there."

- James Dean

"If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man." 

- James Dean

"Forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably."

- James Dean

"I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed."

- James Dean

"There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning." 

- James Dean

"Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done."

- James Dean

"You must not allow yourself to be opinionated. You must say, 'Wait. Let me see.' And above all, you must be honest with yourself."

- James Dean

"To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves." 

- James Dean