I like the one about the little soulworms that fly out of the nest for the resurrection.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

A lover goes toward his beloved as enthusiastically as a schoolboy leaving his books, but when he leaves his girlfriend, he feels as miserable as the schoolboy on his way to school. (Act 2, scene 2)

To become a better you, be willing to make the needed sacrifice. Don’t spend your money on luxuries.

But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad, " replied Martin.

An executive might have a very strong intuition that a given product has promise, without considering the probability that a rival is already ahead in developing the same product.

I tried to come up with a definition of this new paradigm in six articles entitled "Russia after Putin." I would consider Russia's integration into Europe the most important element of this strategy.

Each violet peeps from its dwelling to gaze at the bright stars above.

Waves, sky, trees, Essrog - I was off the page now, away from the grammar of skyscrapers and pavement.

I exist in the world and live in my art.

Years later we were watching 90210 [with my sister].

It's not attractive at the moment to vouch for the European idea. I still do it, because I believe nothing would be better for our continent.