I am showing my pupils details of an immense landscape which they cannot possibly know their way around.

When we can't think for ourselves, we can always quote

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

The real question of life after death isn't whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves.

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.

I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.

The limits of my language means the limits of my world.

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.

To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.

The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have always known.

Knowledge is the seed for thought. Knowledge, experience, and thoughts give birth to wisdom.

Faith and beliefs are the common things in all religion, so God is the faith and the belief without exception.

. . . a racer snake / slicking off / like a signature into the weeds.

Politics is a word spelled N-O-W.

Wound me . . . I can only feed on my humiliated blood.

Obedience is the key to every door.

Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

The ability to discriminate between that which is true and that which is false is one of the last attainments of the human mind.

If you have everything prepared, the rest will take care of itself.

A lot of my songs are about taking whatever life throws at you and making the most of it.