Everyman has his own destiny: The only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

When you're taught by great people whose milestone achievements has been noted, you could only expect greatness.

Luck is a word devoid of sense nothing can exist without a cause.

It is not right to exult over slain men.

Fichte is concerned with freedom as non-domination.

The issue is that we, with our fears, our attacks, our judgments, our blame, and our constant emphasis on the realm of the body rather than the realm of love, eclipse the experience of true love.

A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.

The Holocaust is not only a tragedy of the Jewish people, it is a failure of humanity as a whole.

Once you find someone to share your ups and downs, downs are almost as good as ups.

Everybody falls, and we all land somewhere.

The lessons I learned that were most important were the ones that hurt my feelings.