As you cannot do what you want, Want what you can do

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.

To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works.

Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come.

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

Don't always use prudence for precaution, sometimes use it for progress.

On Love - Love without trust is the love you give a dog. You may call that cute little mutt a member of the family but you don't let him in the kitchen when there's a roast on the table.

Talent is the seed, hard work is the stem, perseverance is the branch, and success is the fruit.

It was a secret time and place, you next to me, untraceable and out of this world

At the time of death, whatever you have focused on the most will determine your next life.

Being scared is part of being alive. Accept it. Walk through it.

Communicating a passionate response to world events is no longer limited to protests and rallies.

I speak as much Spanish as anyone who has grown up in Southern California or Texas or Arizona. I had my three years of high-school Spanish and a couple of semesters in college.

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.