By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.

I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.

Golden lads and girls all must, like chimmney-sweepers, come to dust.

Typically we don't think of cities as being particularly extreme environments, but few places on earth get as hot as a rooftop or as dry as the corner of a heated living room.

I had discovered that there was something more painful than falling in love with someone who hasn't fallen for you; hurting that person-hurting him and not being able to do anything about it.

A viable new feminism must directly confront the realm of practice.

American business needs a lifting purpose greater than the struggle of materialism.

I think sometimes you just lose your focus, and I think that's easy to do when you start getting more fame, more money, more power.

I'm just trying to keep things normal around the house, because there's no reason why things shouldn't be normal.

If I’m at a party where I’m not enjoying myself, I will put some cookies in my jacket pocket and leave without saying good-bye.

There is nothing like tasting the grit of fear for rediscovering that the umbilical cord is made of piano wire.

There are enormous opportunities to work for a world that is more free, peaceful and just.