Purity is the ability to contemplate defilement.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

That just the way it is. Some things will never change. That's just the way it is. But don't you believe them.

The moment of existence is miraculous.

Nothing energizes me more than to burrow myself under a pile of received wisdom and emerge triumphant with the truth.

Truly upon mortals cometh swift of foot their evil and his offence upon him that trespasseth against Right.

I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.

Our sufferings have taught us that no nation is sufficient unto itself, and that our prosperity depends in the long run, not upon the failures of our neighbors but their successes.

I don't believe I ever saw an Oklahoman who wouldn't fight at the drop of a hat - and frequently drop the hat himself.

It's highly psychological, and very beautiful, and overwhelming, and real, and trippy!

We go see theater, we take in art because it makes us feel.

I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to build some kind of lifestyle brand that was preppy and cool.