Whoever said that love is blind was dead wrong. Love is the only thing on this earth that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.

If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with whatever you're doing, and let the worry go.

Don't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.

Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.

Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.

Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

Every day brings new choices.

On the surface, humans appear to hate conflict, but in reality, they seek it.

Problem solving, and I don't mean algebra, seems to be my life's work. Maybe it's everyone's life's work.

We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control.

Happiness is found principally in meditation.

When I was a beggarly boy, And lived in a cellar damp, I had not a friend nor a toy, But I had Aladdin's lamp.

He's swept with the broom of contempt and the rooms have an empty ring.

Neither the intensity of your feelings nor the certainty of your convictions is any assurance that you are right.

Understand that wisdom is higher than intellect and discretion is higher than debating.

Cofounder relationships are among the most important in the entire company.

I am, as you know, hugely unconvinced by the so-called settled science on climate change.