It is utterly implausible that a mathematical formula should make the future known to us, and those who think it can would once have believed in witchcraft.

I recognize the lion by his paw.

It's okay to fail. It does not make you forever a failure. In fact, there are no failures really. Only human beings doing the best they can.

Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it 'maturity'.

Hearts can break and never make a sound.

Meat-eating is condemned by the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Sravakas; if one devours meat out of shamelessness he will always be devoid of sense.

Warfare is an utterly stupid method of settling differences of interest between different nations.

I've worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn't really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.

The late 20th century sea level rise rate lacks any sign of acceleration. Satellite altimetry indicates virtually no changes in the last decade.

When you run in places you visit, you encounter things you'd never see otherwise.

In short, Roberto privately concluded, if you would avoid wars, never make treaties of peace.