But I don't think we shall quarrel about a word - the subject of our inquiry is too important for that.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.

Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.

The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.

Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.

Those who don't know must learn from those who do.

Then we shan’t regard anyone as a lover of knowledge or wisdom who is fussy about what he studies…

We cannot achieve more in life than what we believe in our heart of hearts we deserve to have.

When you perform with a live audience, the audience comes back to you, so that you and the audience are giving to each other, in a sense. It's an extraordinary thing. It's wild turf up there.

On the mountains of memory by the world's wellsprings, in all man's eyes, where the light of life of him is on all past things, death only dies.

How can you call it unreasonable when all I want is my own way?

A boat is the hardest think I know of to put into perspective. It is so much like a human figure, there is something alive about it.

I'm very independent, I like to be alone a lot, I like to go shopping by myself - that's my quiet time.

You've got to bear it in mind that nobody that ever lived is specially privileged; the axe can fall at any moment, on any neck, without any warning or any regard for justice.

There’s no comparison. Veganism is the single most important thing that one can do today.

"From what I have seen here," remarked Sancho, "justice is so good a thing that even robbers find it necessary."

Taking responsibility means never blaming anyone else for anything you are being..... doing.... having, or feeling.