The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone, So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield, I have learned, is to come back again.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

The only real laughter comes from despair.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

I think, therefore I am.

Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.

Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

If you're happy, don't worry you'll get over it.

Don't criticize what you can't understand.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.

There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

Desire is the very essence of man.