When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head!

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

To be mindful of social phenomena is thus to identify more clearly hatred, greed, and delusion as well as the seeds of wisdom and compassion both around us and in us. (p. 52)

What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart.

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.

The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.

I hope that Requiem is better than Pi. I hope that Pi is better than my student films, and I'm hoping that I'm getting better as I get older.

Nine to five is how ya survive, I ain't trying to survive I'm trying to live it to the limit and love it alive

Discipline weighs ounces and regret weighs tons

Any other iron on you?” he asked impatiently. “Just my tongue stud.” His look was a mixture of curiosity and horror. “I’m kidding, you idiot. Let’s go.

Do not feed children on maudlin sentimentalism or dogmatic religion; give them nature

Every Kenyan writer has offered me something to hold onto, something to believe in.