But one doesn't wait for a revolution. One becomes it.

The revelation is this: don't wait for some revelation. We make our own luck.

You should conduct a research- to study the issue or field you are interested in

Digressions are part of harmony, deviations too.

It would be an existence rife with difficulties... but of a pleasurable kind, difficulties they could take pride in, possess, value, as one would a family heirloom.

My goal tonight is to maintain a steady stream of invincibility. If I hit stage four—“I’m Invisible”—I’ll likely pass out, and that would ruin all my fun.

I see that I must give what I most need.

My mother was harsh and constantly told me I had jug ears and heaven knows what else. But she was devoted and a hard worker.

One only "right" we have to assert in common with mankind--and that is as much in our hands as theirs--is the right of having something to do.

You practice with wet balls all the time.

I could not deprive you of the revelation of all that you could accomplish together, of a friendship that will define you both in ways you cannot yet realize.

I'm capable of living in the moment. And I'm especially capable of living in the moment of sitting on my sofa and watching other people's moments.