Fortunately or unfortunately, the greatest authority on matters of life is life itself.

Life always involves some logic in its manifestations, and logic, as a rule, excludes the versatility of life from its considerations.

Hundreds of wise men cannot make the world a heaven, but one idiot is enough to turn it into a hell.

Intelligence seeks reasons behind things. Wisdom looks for things behind reasons.

Philosophers wonder when they do not know, artists when they do.

Tolerating women is surprisingly easier than understanding them.

Idiots are of two kinds: those who try to be smart and those who think they are smart.

Everyone is born with a different mind and the same heart.

Truth is what reconciles thought and experience.

The biggest challenge for human mind is human mind.

A mind can be empty of thoughts but a heart cannot be void of feelings.

European emigrants and their descendants are all over the place, which requires explanation.

One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the leadership positions.

What is the beginning? Love. What is the course. Love still. What the goal. The goal is love.

Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.

A man lusts to become a god... and there is murder. Murder upon murder upon murder. Why is the world of men nothing but murder?

Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.

Confederation is only yet in the gristle, and it will require five years more before it hardens into bone.

I think I've been asked just about every question under the sun. I'm just really honored that people are even interested in asking me questions.

That's universal - we all want to bring every good thing to our children. But what's not universal is our ability to provide every good thing.

I love what I'm doing for a living.