difference, distance, absence and seperation lie 'at the heart' of meaning, being and reality

For the first time I could remember, I felt weak, woozy and stupid— like a human-being. Like a very small and helpless human-being.

Should the fragrance of Thy praise be shed abroad by any of the divers tongues of the world, out of the East or out of the West, it would, verily, be prized and greatly cherished.

Approved attributes and their relation to face make every man his own jailer; this is a fundamental social constraint even though each man may like his cell.

When you cook under pressure you trade perfection.

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.

All real difficulty stems from no responsibility. Full responsibility is not fault; it is recognition of being cause.

I loved history because to me, history was like watching a movie.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior...

Leaders may inspire, but only when the people decide to act does the leader's vision become a movement.

It's funny how when you're up so late at night for so long your mind can get into these creative places, the kind of creative places that come to you when you're halfway between asleep and awake.