An opinion, though it is original, does not necessarily differ from the accepted opinion; the important thing is that it does not try to conform to it.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

Beauty is my heritage, but home decor is very much my passion.

The Saudis would struggle in Europe because of that problem with those prayers five times a day.

If you've got faith and you believe in what you are living for, you can stand your ground when the Devil's at your door.

There is always something melancholic about the empty chairs.

To believe that I could, at twenty-three, sacrifice history and culture for the Absolute was further proof that I had not understood India. My vocation was culture, not sainthood.

You are responsible for your life. It doesn't matter what your Mama did. It doesn't matter what your Daddy didn't do. You are responsible for your life.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

The torment that so many young women know, bound hand and foot by love and motherhood, without having forgotten their former dreams.

The human imagination, which is our great glory, has grown so powerful that we can barely unleash it on the surface of the planet.

Trials are to see if you believe what you say you believe.