Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality.

The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel.

She's the sort of woman who lives for others - you can tell the others by their hunted expression.

For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.

All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be. This is elementary

If I, being what I am, can consider that I am in some sense a Christian, why should the different vices of those people in the next pew prove that their religion is mere hypocrisy and convention?

A moderated religion is as good for us as no religion at all—and more amusing.

Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience.

The Future is, of all things, the thing least like eternity. It is the most temporal part of time--for the Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays.

I do not expect old heads on young shoulders.

The claim to equality, outside of the strictly political field, is made only by those who feel themselves to be in some way inferior.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

When a caterpillar looks in the mirror, he sees a butterfly.

What you have to remember is that the great feelings come after the terrible ones.

Yoga is a science, and not a vague dreamy drifting or imagining.

We wanted peace and we wanted to come to terms with the Israelis.

you will always be my favorite hello and hardest goodbye. P.S. i will always love you

I say somewhat facetiously, "I'm so glad I'm not God." Can you imagine being God and looking at Syria and saying: "These are my children. Look at what they're doing to each other."

Englishmen must have an island.

Teaching is only interesting because you struggle with trying to talk about photographs, photographs that work, you see.

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.