The earth is moved from its position by the weight of a tiny bird resting upon it.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.

To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works.

Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come.

As sunlight is for flowers, so is love for life.

Love is here.” Chamuel pointed to her chest. “If you can’t feel it, Lilly, that’s on you.

These are people who haven't gone through the legal means to becoming citizens like our forefathers did. They want all the benefits but none of the responsibilities.

My job is not to try to give readers what they want but to try to make readers want what I give.

The harder I work the more I live.

Those who run to long words are mainly the unskillful and tasteless; they confuse pomposity with dignity, flaccidity with ease, and bulk with force.

It took me a while to feel comfortable in front of the camera and so I just needed to do it a lot.

Violence brings only temporary victories; violence, by creating many more social problems than it solves, never brings permanent peace.

Do you ever find yourself climbing into an open grave during a bombing raid and wish you'd just stayed in bed?

Water is the true wealth in a dry land.