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

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.

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.

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.

Don't cheat when you got the most beautiful woman by your side

While I cannot prevent the birds from flying over my head, I can prevent them from making a nest in my hair. - Chapter 5 My Cinderella

The one who travels like a lover searching for a new passion is suddenly blessed with new eyes, new ears, new senses.

People are not good at expressing their frustration. The best way to listen to the customer is through metrics.

Sanctuaries are magical places - dare I say holy?

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

I think for a woman, getting older can help, through personal experience, although of course older women are then rendered invisible in our society, another existential crisis.

The history of science alone can keep the physicist from the mad ambitions of dogmatism as well as the despair of pyrrhonian scepticism.

We live in such a noisy world that we need to stop and just let things happen. Let it grow.

But just because you’re strong and resilient doesn’t mean you never need someone to be there for you, to take care of you.