I believe that history is capable of anything. There exists no folly that men have not tried out.

Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.

Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research.

To be normal is the ultimate aim of the unsuccessful.

Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfill the way that is in you.

The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.

The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire

If our religion is based on salvation, our chief emotions will be fear and trembling. If our religion is based on wonder, our chief emotion will be gratitude.

We are not what happened to us, we are what we wish to become.

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.

Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.

Our lives are filled with meeting wonderful people. Make sure those that have become a part of your life hear your words of appreciation.

The artist like the idiot or clown sits on the edge of the world and a push may send him over it.

My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice I'll get better.' But I don't think that's true. I think sometimes you just can't paint.

Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly.

I do what I love to do. I have awesome people who let me make the choices I want to make. I navigate things by whether I want to play a part or not, to be honest.

Great critics do not explicate a text; they describe it and then report on what they have described, if the description itself is not the criticism.

Ten guards and the warden couldn't have torn me out of those books. Months passed without even thinking about being imprisoned....I had never been so truly free in my life.

Of course quality is important but is it not the quality of an individual's originality that is most important?