I believe in optimism of the will, pessimism of the intellect. But my hope is the people, the society, which is ahead of the government.

Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters.

Stop running after the waves. Let the sea come to you.

Knowledge that takes you, not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance.

Either grant me the bliss of the ignorant or give me the strength to bear the knowledge.

Moments are born and moments die. For new experiences to come to life, old ones need to wither away.

If you want to destroy something in this life, be it an acne, a blemish or the human soul, all you need to do is to surround it with thick walls. It will dry up inside.

Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.

I hunt everywhere for a life worth living and a knowledge worth knowing. Having roots nowhere, I have everywhere to go.

Personally, I didn't think there was anything wrong with sadness. Just the opposite – hypocrisy made people happy and truth made them sad.

How can you blame others for disrespecting you when you think of yourself as unworthy of respect?

Lift yourself to great heights.

Every garden looks beautiful in May.' Meaning: Everyone is somewhat attractive when she's young.

My wish for you... is that your skeptic-eclectic brain be flooded with the light of truth.

The longer you live, the more dreams you should have to keep you occupied.

The scientist has marched in and taken the place of the poet. But one day somebody will find the solution to the problems of the world and remember, it will be a poet, not a scientist.

The very founders that wrote those documents worked tirelessly until slavery was no more.

I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.

You take a step, then another. That's the journey. But to take a step with your eyes open is not a journey at all, it's a remaking of your own mind.

Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all, the surest reposals, the softest cushions to lean on in adversity.

If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.