Free will, determinism, meaning, existence, etc. are academic problems, not problems in life.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

Philosophers console themselves with explanations.

The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase.

When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.

Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.

The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant.

No explanation is ever as good as not having one.

The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth.

Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth.

Wetiko is elusive and mercurial, for whatever we say wetiko is, it isn't, in that it is always more, less, and other than what we are able to say it is in language.

Divinity exists in all creations.

I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.

As you become present and thereby total in what you do, your actions become charged with spiritual power.

I never wear pants in my life. I never thought I'd say this, but I miss wearing pants. For the first time in my life, I miss my pants.

When I was a child, our summer days were spent swimming; chlorine in my hair was like perfume to me.

Being creative isn't confined to a specific set of professions -- everyone can and should be innovative.

I've always been independent, and I don't see how it conflicts with femininity.

It's not when you realize that nothing can help you — religion, pride, anything — it's when you realize that you don't need any aid.