Without leisure there can be neither art nor science nor fine conversation, nor any ceremonious performance of the offices of love and friendship.

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.

The cities and mansions that people dream of are those in which they finally live.

Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.

A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities.

To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.

Wisdom cannot be stolen - it can only be shared.

Riches will come when you follow Cosmic Ordering.

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find'…never were any truer words spoken.

There is even - as with no other game - a fascinating detective literature, a wry commentary on the human comedy, implicit in the book of rules.

Love the fading flowers as much as you love the undifferentiated which lasts forever.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

I do see your point, but to me, I'm just a mouse compared to the President of the United States.

I buy soy sauce and flavor it five different ways: with sake, mirin, sugar, kombu and bonito flakes. I use them on lots of dishes at home.

I don't buy art. I'd rather buy a beautiful location or a beautiful site than buy art. A beautiful home is like owning a beautiful painting, except you can live in it.