It is said in Java that the tiger's hearing is so acute that hunters must keep their nose hairs cut lest the tiger hear the breath whistle through their nostrils.

I used to distinguish between my fiction and nonfiction in terms of superiority or inferiority.

In this very breath that we take now lies the secret that all great teachers try to tell us.

The purpose of our life is to help others through it.

Anyone who thinks they can save the world is both wrong and dangerous

Have you seen the snow leopard? No! Isn't that wonderful?

If we were doomed to live forever, we would scarcely be aware of the beauty around us.

Simultaneously I am myself, the child I was, the old man I will be.

The concept of conservation is a far truer sign of civilization than that spoilation of a continent which we once confused with progress.

How could I say that I wished to penetrate the secrets of the mountains in search of something still unknown that, like the yeti, might well be missed for the very fact of searching?

Be light, light, light - full of light!

life is not about how fast you start, but how the end is going to be, so don't worry when others are ahead of you.just keep on doing what you have been doing.

At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one.

Do not allow yourself to be blinded by fear and anger. Everything is only as it is.

From dust thou art to dust returneth, was not spoken of the soul.

With the adoption of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the international community sent out a clear message that gender based violence will not be tolerated.

I'm not out here to be showing you I'm this perfect person.

There are moments in my show that are very moving as well as amusing.

I think no matter how snarky you try to be, poetry will always find a way to make a spiritual goal out of what you're doing.

Never being happy isn't the same as being unhappy. Is it?