The blind lead the blind. It's the democratic way.

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.

The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation.

Some very plausible stuff is being written by women in a way that most men are not doing.

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a cricket club to survive when all of its members are dead.

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

I must have dialogue with the Chinese government, and dialogue requires compromise. Therefore, I'm speaking for genuine self-rule, not for independence.

We ran out of talent tonight. The guys played as hard as they could, as long as we could.

No man - I don't care how colossal his intellect - No man is greater than his prayer life.

You have to make smart decisions, but you never know what will happen in the future.

You're doing your kids a disservice if they do get everything they want because that's not the way life's going to go, and I think kids have to have some reality.

When there are no lyrics there are many parts of the imagination that can fill in the meanings of the music, so I strongly believe that it can be more powerful at times.