No man is the whole of himself; his friends are the rest of him.

Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his endowment with personal capacities.

In the foothills of the Himalayas, one hears the prayer: "Oh Lord, we know not what is good for us. You know what it is. For it we pray."

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.

No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness .

Prayer opens our lives for God so his will can be done in and through us, because in true prayer we habitually put ourselves into the attitude of willingness to do whatever God wills.

It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young.

Words and actions will separate a wise man from the crowd.

The faded glittering in his eyes is like a falling star on a dull autumn's day.

The serious revolutionary, like the serious artist, can't afford to lead a sentimental or self-deceiving life.

Moral failure occurs when people lose focus and gradually drift off the path.

Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?

I get crazy in a bookstore. It makes my heart beat hard because I want to buy everything.

It's very hard to be perceived as a boss, and behaving like a boss or wanting to be treated like one.

I believe that all people are deserving of equal dignity and also equal protection. I also believe in science. And those are three things the Republican party platform doesn't believe in.

And just as there was something of every Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh so there is something of Ho Chi Minh in almost every present-day Vietnamese, so strong is his imprint on the Vietnamese nation.

A maiden hath no tongue--but thought.