Ask not of things to shed their veils. Unveil yourselves, and things will be unveiled.

How much more infinite a sea is man? Be not so childish as to measure him from head to foot and think you have found his borders.

The more elaborate his labyrinths, the further from the Sun his face.

So think as if your every thought were to be etched in fire upon the sky for all and everything to see. For so, in truth, it is.

Silence is of different kinds, and breathes different meanings.

Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes - it's how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life's negative moments.

I am more and more convinced that music is not, in essence, a thing which can be cast into a traditional and fixed form. It is made up of colors and rhythms.

I was twenty-nine years old and I wasn't a very good poet and I wasn't a very good novelist, [so] I thought I would try writing a play, which seems to have worked out a little better.

The Bolivian government has promised to guarantee autonomy in the framework of unity, legality, and with the goal of equalizing the different regions of Bolivia. It's right there in the constitution.

Over time, the games we play can change how we think and what we're capable of. And it's easy to maximize the benefits so the changes are positive.

I find that when I put my spiritual life first, the rest of my life is easy. When I put my career first, that's when I have problems.

In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.

I've never believed anyone could put more pressure on me than I put on myself. People expect great things from me. I expect great things from myself.

Genius is the union of man and God in the acts of the soul. Great men are always greater than their deeds. They are in connection with a reserve power that is without limit.