Every desire has a relation to madness.

Sexual difference is probably the issue in our time which could be our 'salvation' if we thought it through.

Be what you are becoming without clinging to what you might have been; what you might yet be.

Self-affection is the real dwelling to which we must always return with a view to a faithfulness to ourselves and an ability to welcome the other as different.

Breathing, according to me, corresponds to taking charge of one's own life.

Traditional morality ... does not teach us how to let the other follow his or her own path, meet with whomever he or she desires, go where he or she wants.

letting be is as important as mastering. Our tradition has encouraged us to be effective, to make or fabricate but not to let be born or let be.

Reading takes time, and the glass teat takes too much of it.

Of course I contradict myself. Why else would I often bite my tongue and attempt to put the fire out?

Always walk toward the direction of your love.

Maggie Dove wanted to be a beacon of light. She dreamed of being the sort of person who made others laugh, calmed crying babies, soothed wild dogs, inspired hopefulness.

We are frequently understood the least by those who have known us the longest.

I one individual human being. One of the seven billion human being. I believe each of us, our future depends on the rest of humanity.

I often say 'pursue excellence, ignore success.' Success is a by-product of excellence.

Whomever compares him or herself to another, always loses.

People should be nice to you, Leonard. You're a human being. You should expect people to be nice.

According to deontology it is wrong to kill an innocent human being, period.