The soul of a landscape, the spirits of the elements, the genius of every place will be revealed to a loving view of nature.

The moment is the sole reality.

Greatness of mind becomes an object of love only when the power at work in it itself has a noble character

What makes us afraid is our great freedom in the face of the emptiness that has still to be filled.

We must learn to talk with each other, and we mutually must understand and accept one another in our extraordinary differences.

There is no God, cry the masses more and more vociferously; and with the loss of God man loses his sense of values — is, as it were, massacred because he feels himself of no account.

Only in those moments when I exercise my freedom am I fully myself.

On the question of the world as a whole, science founders. For scientific knowledge the world lies in fragments, the more so the more precise our scientific knowledge becomes.

A scientific approach means knowing what one knows and what one doesn't. Absolute or complete knowledge is unscientific.

Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time; it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought

Philosophy as practice does not mean its restriction to utility or applicability, that is, to what serves morality or produces serenity of soul.

You'll never be alone if you’ve got a book.

Now, the education of our children is of national concern, and if they are not educated properly, it is a national calamity.

Stay alive, stay active, and get as much practice as you can.

Perhaps the soundest advice for parents is: Lighten up. People have been raising children for approximately as long as there have been people.

If God's in me, he's a tumor.

You go to India and you see the poorest village somewhere in the middle of India. And the poor family is happier than any rich billionaire in this country because of spirituality.

When I am angry I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened, and all mundane vexations and temptations depart.

We need to help companies find profit opportunities abroad, not photo opportunities.

I often meet young directors who, you know, had a 'Ghostbusters' picture on their wall as they were growing up. And it's really nice. It just shows how inter-generational our industry is.

Cast a cold eye on life, on death Horseman pass by