The world acquires value only through its extremes and endures only through moderation; extremists make the world great, the moderates give it stability.

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to.

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

Nothing beautiful can be summarized.

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect.

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

Love is being stupid together.

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.

Let us enrich ourselves with our mutual differences.

I used to hate looking at my markings. But the captain taught me they don't mean anything. Because I'm more than the sum of my mistakes.

Both of my parents have been actors there were a lot of show tunes on in the car all of the time. I grew up with that.

To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.

I've never been to a prom or a dance; so it's funny, because we have dances on the show, and I'll be like, 'Oh yay! It's my school dance!'

Don't get so addicted to vision that the people feel like equipment

Good design should follow looking into the products and reputation of clients who approach you, but this does not mean you have to follow them into bed.

In art, to express the infinite one should suggest infinitely more than is expressed.

Often undecided whether to desert a sinking ship for one that might not float, he would make up his mind to sit on the wharf for a day.

Stop and sink into this timeless moment!

Preparation is - if not the key to genius - then at least the key to sounding like a genius.