Reality is not protected or defended by laws, proclamations, ukases, cannons and armadas. Reality is that which is sprouting all the time out of death and disintegration.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

At the root of all misery is unfulfilled desire.

Being angry at the mistakes made by the heart will only leave you bitter.

Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.

Everything you need to be great is already inside you. Stop waiting for someone or something to light your fire. You have the match.

I'm not doing my philanthropic work out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.

Life is so short, so beautiful. Don't be so serious about work. Enjoy the lives.

I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely.

...Proximity to a noose danger and death ... can make man or woman appreciate things.

To live in relationship and yet remain independent, that is what courage is.

We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.