The contradictions the mind comes up against, these are the only realities, the criterion of the real. There is no contradiction in what is imaginary. Contradiction is the test of necessity.

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.

Most of us don't need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with.

for though life can have its unspeakable tragedies, there is simply too much joy out there for those who'd seek it.

In my life, I have but one anchor and that anchor is my God. I think if you look closely enough, you can even see it in my eyes, you'll see a strong place, an anchor. That is God.

Of the obstacles we face while traversing life, the most challenging are often the ones we create from within and project onto our path.

We do not just belong to this universe, we are it.

The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.

I appreciate people who try and use language in an interesting way.

The moment God put a dream in your heart, the moment the promise took root, God not only started it, but He set a completion date.

Something small and quiet, like a match being struck, lights up the gloom inside of me.

The more rapidly truth is spread among mankind the better it will be for them. Only let us be sure that it is the truth.