The funny thing about insane people is that it is kind of the opposite of being a celebrity. Nobody envies you.

The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.

When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that thinks and talks as yours does is something close to a blessed event.

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.

The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life can move forward.

Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.

The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.

My favorite piece of technical writing: Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind.

Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions.

Any effort that has self-glorification as its final endpoint is bound to end in disaster.

My point, " Jason said, "is that blaming each other isn't going to solve anything. That's how the Romans and the Greeks got divided in the first place.

Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning...because humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return.

Maybe he murdered Myrtle; that would’ve done everyone a favor. . . .

I am absolutely confident that St. Louis can attract major players in technology and make the companies that are here blossom.

What can give us more sure knowledge than our senses? How else can we distinguish between the true and the false?

We're not going to act in a soft way for what we believe needs to be done.

Daei's all alone here, with four Chelsea defenders for company.

Stress is not a state of mind... it's measurable and dangerous, and humans can't seem to find their off-switch.

Wind is to us what money is to life on shore.

The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility.