The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking.

If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself.

We should never allow our fears or the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny.

A boundary is not that at which something stops, but that from which something begins.

A person is neither a thing nor a process but an opening through which the Absolute can manifest.

Dwelling is not primarily inhabiting but taking care of and creating that space within which something comes into its own and flourishes.

Every man is born as many men and dies as a single one.

Nothing is everything that doesn't happen at this very moment.

Everyone is the other and no one is himself.

Questioning is the piety of thought.

How one encounters reality is a choice.

Memories are the precious moments wrapped in delicate ribbon. The ones kept dear are beautifully woven around our heart, the ones that don't hold the beauty of the ribbon, unties itself naturally.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition inspired and success achieved.

If your daily life seems poor do not blame it blame yourself tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches.

As an artist, the more experience, the better the creation. I'm a very positive person.

Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club. You're not out of it until the computer says you're out of it.

I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.

Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heavyweight champion.

Be prepared to scramble right from the start.

Cartoonist Walt Disney has made the twentieth century's only important contribution to music. Disney has made use of music as language.

I’m freakishly tall, so finding pants that fit is something I’ve struggled with my whole life.