It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than that.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.

My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

Wisdom... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

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

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.