We love those to whom we can tell our story.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

Philosophers console themselves with explanations.

The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase.

When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.

Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.

The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant.

No explanation is ever as good as not having one.

The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth.

Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth.

The purpose of collecting so much information can only be power.

Be according to your possibility.

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of charm.

I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.

Early-twentieth-century abstraction is art's version of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. It's the idea that changed everything everywhere: quickly, decisively, for good.

On the one hand, you're the same person, but as you get older, you change somewhat, and you never know how it's going to affect your work.

A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it.

Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay; and claims a halo for his dishonesty.