I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends, as I have moderate civil ends: for I have taken all knowledge to be my province.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

A Master Jedi feels emotions, but they do not allow them to influence their reasoning. Yoda told Luke that he would know the good from the bad when he was 'calm, at peace.

Giving without expectation is the beauty of humanity and its foundation.

Happiness, success, peace, and love are experienced when we live accordingly. They are not something you have, they are something you DO.

Being an entrepreneur is like being a pirate. Go for the booty and discover new, uncharted lands

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great variety of obvious things is an illusion natural to dull minds.

People are not good at expressing their frustration. The best way to listen to the customer is through metrics.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

I was hoping that perhaps I could roll with you..." "You cannot roll with me," said the Big O, "but perhaps you can roll by yourself.

I learn all these things about the record talking about it after it's finished.

Death is the greatest evil, because it cuts off hope.