The sign stopped me-- or rather, this text stopped me. Words are my profession; I seized these and demanded that they explain themselves, that they cease to be ambiguous.

If the world is saved, it will not be saved by old minds with new programs but by new minds with no programs at all.

Indigenous people believe that Man belongs to the World; civilized people believe that the World belongs to Man.

If you can’t discover what’s keeping you in, the will to get out soon becomes confused and ineffectual - "Ishmael

The premise of the Taker story is 'the world belongs to man'. … The premise of the Leaver story is 'man belongs to the world'.

The world of the Takers is one vast prison, and except for a handful of Leavers scattered across the world, the entire human race is now inside that prison.

Don't try to drive the homeless into places we find suitable. Help them survive in places they find suitable.

There is no one right way to live.

[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its own expansion.

Don't wait. Where do you expect to get by waiting? Doing is what teaches you. Doing is what leads to inspiration. Doing is what generates ideas. Nothing else, and nothing less.

No one species shall make the life of the world its own.' … That's one expression of the law. Here's another: 'The world was not made for any one species.

Just do it! First you make your habits, then your habits make you!

The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.

Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

Though I know he loves me tonight my heart is sad his kiss was not so wonderful as all the dreams I had.

It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.

I'm a member of the George Jones fan club, and I'm a member of U2's fan club.

Love knows no time, or distance, and it certainly knows no reason.

Let the disappointments pass, let the laughter fill your glass.

I figured something out. And it is no secret what I figured out. Whatever the majority of people were doing, I found myself doing the opposite. I wanted to chase something great.

I would want to be fully informed before advising the president.