A craftsman knows in advance what the finished result will be, while the artist knows only what it will be when he has finished it.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

If you want to live the life you've always wanted, you will have to change some things you've always avoided.

Make your problems becomeopportunities instead ofobstacles.

Our imagination flies -- we are its shadow on the earth.

I'm fascinated by artificial intelligence.

I'm a Jewish boy from Jersey. I was born with a strong sense of right and wrong, and a strong sense that the world can be a ludicrous, unfair, inhumane place.

The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.

It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends.

Love, joy and peace for the world, that’s what I want...peace for the world and love.

I wonder if we are all wrong about each other, if we are just composing unwritten novels about the people we meet?

Defeat the enemies strategy.