Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.

It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.

Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.

Only idiots refuse to change their minds.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously

Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.