Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.

Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.

There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.

Time is a valuable wealth.

I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not acting responsibly in relation to climate change.

The soul, too has her virginity and must bleed a little before bearing fruit.

I hate to say this, but at the time, (late 70's) it was like the smart people liked punk and the dumb people liked Journey.

Meditation is not a means to an end. It is both the means and the end.

kazehaya-kun has given me a lot of FIRSTS

There is no room for communists in Kenya.

Tell the truth as soon as you know it.

When I'm in my groove there is no thinking. Everything just happens.

Did you know that forty percent of the words used by Shakespeare were used by him only once?