The difference between a good and a poor architect is that the poor architect succumbs to every temptation and the good one resists it.

When we can't think for ourselves, we can always quote

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

The real question of life after death isn't whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves.

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.

I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.

The limits of my language means the limits of my world.

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.

To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.

The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have always known.

I don't believe in the idea of the strong woman

To contact the deeper truth of who we are, we must engage in some activity or practice that questions what we assume to be true about ourselves.

Mortified at the speed with which intimacy evaporates.

The only safety is in the middle of total misunderstanding and deception.

Work-do plays, learn your craft, and go to school. Keep working. Nobody is going to give you jobs for going to parties or any of that nonsense. Go out, look around, do things.

The law is an artificial human construct, quite arbitrary, and of absolutely no use anywhere else but in a court of law!

The punk-rock ethos was "Do it yourself. Anyone can do this. We're not sent from the heavens."

A strong memory is commonly coupled with infirm judgment.

Jill: 'I don't pay attention to politics.' Ben: 'You should. It's barely less important than your own heart beat.' Jill: 'I don't pay attention to that, either.'

When you are hunting elephants, don't get distracted chasing rabbits.