Again I must remind you that a dog's a dog-a cat's a cat.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence of the heart God speaks.

I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.

Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

Finding a way to live the simple life is one of life's supreme complications.

April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.

The journey, Not the destination matters.

To write what you think is to think what you write. Leave those of hollow to their dust. They are but sorry things.

My understanding of Chinese history is limited. So far, I have only scratched its surface; I wish I could find out more.

I listen to myself. I listen to my body, my mind, I follow my heart.

I am more interested in the purpose of government than its mechanics-though the means should at least be good enough to lead to the ends desired.

Weakness is more opposed to virtue than is vice.

Yes, men are pigs. Except your brother, of course. He's actually a decent human being. Almost a woman. -Jillian's mother

I think Fidel [Castro] has a stronger allergy to the market than his brother, but he is not getting in the way of what his brother is implementing.

We need people interested, otherwise literally the lights turn off.

If you beat metal long enough, it turns to steel.

His most frequent ailment was the headache which he used to relieve by inhaling the steam of coffee.