The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at his word, to see in his work a fulfillment instead of an horizon.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

Once I ran out of excuses, I reclaimed my life. Now, I don't need excuses.

And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Information may travel at light speed, but meaning spreads at the speed of dark.

You can choose to stay strong and keep moving on or you can run, and in the end still make a U-turn..

When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came an Indian said simply 'Ours.'

Photography is like a moment, an instant. You need a half-second to get the photo. So it's good to capture people when they are themselves.

Any new technology tends to go through a 25-year adoption cycle.

We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over.

I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.

Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.