Old men make wars that young men may die.

The world doesn't come to the clever folks, it comes to the stubborn, obstinate, one-idea-at-a-time people.

Peace is not a passive but an active condition, not a negation but an affirmation.

People that trust themselves a dozen miles from the city, in strange houses, with servants they don't know, needn't be surprised if they wake up some morning and find their throats cut.

Love is like the measles, all the worse when it comes late.

having considerable mind, changing it became almost as ponderous an operation as moving a barn, although not nearly so stable.

I had a vision ... of being found on the pavement by some passerby, with a small punctuation mark ending my sentence of life.

Every crucial experience can be regarded either as a setback, or the start of a wonderful new adventure, it depends on your perspective!

when knowledge comes in at the door, fear and superstition fly out of the window.

The mystery story is two stories in one: the story of what happened and the story of what appeared to happen.

Conflict is the very essence of life.

Union with [True] Knowledge is ‘Principle’ [Established Truth] and union with the three [mind, speech and body] is ‘non principle’ [absence of principle].

We all need to have dreams. The question is, does the dream control you or do you control the dream?

If one is strong be also merciful, so that one's neighbors may respect one rather than fear one.

Don't be afraid of losing, be afraid of playing a game and not learning something.

If we had had the privilege of giving hospitality to a Ho Chi Minh, with what respect and interest we would have served him, as a man of vision, as a patriot, a rebel against foreign invaders.

Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the colors in the palette, that just kills creativity.

Ah, I don't do interviews, really.

There have been openings, but I have not interviewed for any jobs, nor do I want to right now.

When God brings deep conviction and I agree with Him about my condition, God restores my confidence in Him.

You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.