The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.

Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia.

Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.

The quality of life is more important than life itself.

Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the passion for a great adventure.

Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate....It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives.

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.

It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action... Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it.

All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.

The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

From so high above it, the world seems ordered and deliberate.But I know it's more than that. And less. It is structured and chaotic. Beautiful and strange.

When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.

Sometimes, Anu, we have to take actions that make us sad because it's the right thing to do for the future.

Why is it, " she asked, snuggling closer, "that I so often imagine myself running away and running free?

We were hoping Obama would reclaim moral leadership for America. That failed.

Employers able to work together with workers and sharing gains and profits will lead to a much better world, getting away from income inequality.

I don't know much about only children. I was the middle one of three, and if ever I was alone with mum and dad, it was a rare moment.

You have to laugh at yourself, because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't.

I really believe that we have a responsibility, almost a sacred responsibility, to the animals that share this planet with us.

It is intolerable that the world's religions - founded on the values of love and compassion - should provide a pretext for the expression of hatred and violence.