Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy.

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.

Follow the man who seeks the truth; run from the man who has found it.

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.

Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly.

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

This is a confusing and uncertain period, when a thousand wise words can go completely unnoticed, and one thoughtless word can provoke an utterly nonsensical furor.

We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

Without doing anything physical you can use the hands of your mind to change the world.

had no need of a guide to learn ignorance

Life is so much friendlier with two.

I like to think of myself as being fashion-conscious without being a slave to fashion.

Much truth is spoken, that more may be concealed.

I've got that resilient thing inside me. But I wasn't a happy bunny.

Man is a fugitive from nature.

The principal form that the work of love takes is attention. When we love another person we give him or her our attention; we attend to that person's growth.

A German joke is no laughing matter.

Apple doesn't do hobbies as a general rule.