Music is essentially useless, as life is.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching.

Way to go, New York. One people. One planet. One love.

Hollywood sold its stars on good looks and personality buildups. We weren't really actresses in a true sense, we were just big names - the products of a good publicity department.

The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.

Free love is sometimes love but never freedom.

Toward the One, the perfection of love, harmony and beauty, the only being, united with all the illuminated souls who form the embodiment of the master, the spirit of guidance.

Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances.

Prayer is the way the life of God is nourished.

I can't tell you. I would say that if I did, I would have to kill you, but that wouldn't be polite.

You just have to know what you want and what you're doing and it leads to a kind of general well-being, which I think you sensed when you were there.