The first step in learning is the destruction of human conceit.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

I can't help but feel, across oceans and vast fields we will connect again. What we share is too rare to let go of for good but sometimes we have to accept, the timing isn't right.

Those who neglect the lessons of their past are doomed to no future.

For those, like me, who can't rely on being given a home smoker this Christmas, you can build your own approximation with just a roll of tin foil and a big wok or pan for which you have a lid.

I am for an art that tells you the time of day, or where such and such a street is. I am for an art that helps old ladies across the street.

I'm lucky on so many counts - I'm lucky to be alive.

I never thought of myself as unlucky. When you aim high, it's tough to get there unless something really fortunate happens.

I've followed my voice rather than forcing it to emerge.

A friend is a beloved mystery; dearest always because he is not ourself, and has something in him which it is impossible for us to fathom. If it were not so, friendship would lose its chief zest.

The most revolutionary act is a clear view of the world as it really is.

My job isn't to strike guys out, it's to get them out - sometimes by striking them out.