It does me good to write a letter which is not a response to a demand, a gratuitous letter, so to speak, which has accumulated in me like the waters of a reservoir.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

If you think fate is fickle, try tempting it

There are worse prisons than words.

NASA space scientists have been studying giraffe skin so they can apply what they learn from it to the construction of spacesuits.

The power of excellence is overwhelming. It is always in demand, and nobody cares about its color.

I am neither accusing President Obama of having committed high crimes and misdemeanors nor advocating his impeachment.

If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor.

The key problem is the debt restructuring in the euro zone. As long as the debt burden is not reduced, there is no chance of the weaker EU countries regaining competitiveness.

I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread

The Church is a perpetual construction site.

The world is but a perennial movement. All things in it are in constant motion-the earth, the rocks of the Caucasus, the pyramids of Egypt-both with the common motion and with their own.