I ground matter to find the continuous line. And when I realized I could not find it, I stopped, as if an unseen someone had slapped my hands.

Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.

To see far is one thing, going there is another.

Things are not difficult to make; what is difficult is putting ourselves in the state of mind to make them

...That which they call abstract is the most realistic, because what is real is not the exterior but the idea, the essence of things.

Nothing grows well in the shade of a big tree.

Simplicity is complexity resolved

Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action.

What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface.

The function of art is to make that understood which in the form of argument would be incomprehensible.

Whoever does not detach himself from the ego never attains the Absolute and never deciphers life.

Hope of God is fulfilled when the kingdom of God extends to all the earth

I know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs.

Affection is a much profound emotion, which is inexplicable but can be fathomed through our pores. It percolates down our skin slowly.

What do you call it when a straight person comes out? ... A conversation

The world's a stage, & everything else is Vaudeville.

Obama doesn't seem like a burger and a beer kind of guy. I have to say, I don't find that problematic at all.

The only the way that you can live and function without seeing the facts in front of you is to put yourself in a constant state of denial.

Avril Lavigne sold a massive amount of albums and she has to top that with her next release. We have four great albums behind us, and it's not going to be as hard to live up to that.

Despite the generous rewards that state juries dole out, in many cases, victims receive less than 50 cents on the dollar in settlements with the lawyers taking the rest. This is not justice

Peace is not the product of terror or fear.