The spectacle has changed but our eyes remain the same.

Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear.

Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

We find little in a book but what we put there. But in great books, the mind finds room to put many things.

The evening of life brings with it its lamps.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

Close your eyes and you will see.

Reasons are the fuel for goal achievement. Without a strong enough reason, it’s impossible to persevere.

A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue.

Your emotional understanding about the preciousness of your human birth comes through conscious, repetitive mind training.

A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked.

If I was not racing then I would own a ranch where people could come and hunt. It would be fun and laid back every day.

There is the world that should be and the world that is. We live in one and must create the other.

What about writing it first and rationalizing it afterwards?

All of our political parties are bought and paid for by corporate America, Wall Street, and the wealthy interests. The Republican Party more so, but the Democrats take their share of the loot, too.

Only through absolute loyalty to each other can the few control the many.

A lump in the throat is worth two on the head.