There is something in man which can detect real love. We rub it out, or muffle it, by substitute-love.

In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.

It is as true as anything else which can be spoken to say that all knowledge is really available everywhere.

Do not think that your magic ring will work if you are not yourself Solomon.

You must improve yourself on a higher level if you are to be able to help people, and not just weep over them.

If you do not understand, you cannot love. You can only imagine that you love.

People talk about ‘service, effort, love, knowledge’. But with knowledge you know what love is, and what it is not.

Sufi Teachers are not, as you might hope, people who make you feel peace and harmony.

I AM NOT QUICK, NOT STRONG AS A BRICK, ME NEVER HAPPINESS PICK, IN MY DECISION I STICK, PEOPLE TRY TO TRICK, BUT MY HEART IS THICK.

When you discover the joy of reading, your mind opens to a world of wondrous discoveries and infinite possibilities.

Forget about life, forget about worrying about right and wrong. Plunge into the unknown and the endless and find your place there!

Life is not a dress rehearsal.

I don't go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons.

I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe.

Everyone wants to work in America. Maybe not blockbusters or Terminator, but to have the choice.

We must not creep along when our souls cry out for us to soar!

Every time you try to quit smoking you are actually getting closer to staying smoke free

As you get up in the morning, as you make decisions, as you spend money, make friends, make commitments, you are creating a piece of art called your life.