The past lives within the present, and our ancestors breathe through our children.

Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters.

Stop running after the waves. Let the sea come to you.

Knowledge that takes you, not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance.

Either grant me the bliss of the ignorant or give me the strength to bear the knowledge.

Moments are born and moments die. For new experiences to come to life, old ones need to wither away.

If you want to destroy something in this life, be it an acne, a blemish or the human soul, all you need to do is to surround it with thick walls. It will dry up inside.

Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.

I hunt everywhere for a life worth living and a knowledge worth knowing. Having roots nowhere, I have everywhere to go.

Personally, I didn't think there was anything wrong with sadness. Just the opposite – hypocrisy made people happy and truth made them sad.

How can you blame others for disrespecting you when you think of yourself as unworthy of respect?

The lack of diversity in higher education is a problem we as a country must tackle if we're going to live up to our promise.

I wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.

Poor quality is remembered long after low prices are forgotten.

For discovering one's true inner nature, I think one should try to take out some time, with quiet and relaxation, to think more inwardly and to investigate the inner world. That may help.

Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marching across your face.

I am rarely happier than when spending an entire day programming my computer.

I'm ultimately satisfied that we know a little bit more about how the world really works.

I can read and arrange, but I can't write.

Fascist is not just an epithet. Fascist is a proper noun that means a specific thing. It's a real thing. It's not always referring to ancient history.

[Bill] Clinton remained in campaign mode the first years of his first term.