Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be; and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming so.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.

Which do I care more about - demanding my rights or displaying right choices?

Every teardrop that falls from your chin, God will catch in the palms of His hands!

To wear dreams on one's feet is to begin to give a reality to one's dreams.

Ethical systems are fundamentally conservative and primarily directed towards regulating interactions within communities.

Beauty and sadness always go together.

Like the weaver, the writer works on the wrong side of his material. He has only to do with the language, and it is thus that he suddenly finds himself surrounded by sense.

I am a very lucky artist in the sense that I have had all my life a lot of opportunities to do what I want to do.

Dreams are more powerful than facts.

Amory Lovins has said that the only reason Americans look efficient is that each has 300 energy slaves. Those 300 energy slaves will now be reproduced among the elite of India.