Only those who live forever can act like there's time to waste.

Human nature has a tendency to admire complexity but reward simplicity.

The worst thing in the world is to be bland.

The fact of the matter is that the Internet has brought together millions of people who trust one another for reasons that are unknown.

The Internet's a big enough place for everybody to be happy.

Get away from the place that makes you feel comfortable with your depression. The reality is it's never as bad as the insanity you've created in your head.

I'm always throwing out ideas, so it's not creativity, it's just volume.

We tell ourselves we're here to be flexible and to be nimble, and not necessarily to stick to a master plan.

The awesome part about The Book of Awesome is the realization that if you enjoy the simple moments in your life, you will be happier.

Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a game of fewer errors, better facts, and better reporting.

I am accountable for every lie that I tell, but I am also accountable for the effects of every harsh truth I deliver.

Only the unloved hate; the unloved and the unnatural.

Better to have the poet's heart than brain, Feeling than song.

In my garden the winds have beaten the ripe lilies; in my garden, the salt has wilted the first flakes of young narcissus.

Why did Nature create man? Was it to show that she is big enough to make mistakes, or was it pure ignorance?

I was born a jackdaw; why should I try to be an owl?

My guess is that fearful events are the hardest to root out. They're the ones we naturally remember the best, after all.

According to us, there are three things in the makeup of man. There is the body, there is the mind, and there is the soul.

I realized that I needed to be more like the shepherd than the hired hand in protecting my team.

So they, who climb to wealth, forget The friends in darker fortunes tried. I copied them--but I regret That I should ape the ways of pride.