Lists only spell out the things that can be taken away from us by moths and rust and thieves. If something is valuable, don't put it in a list. Don't even say the words.

Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.

You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

Fondue sets, martini shakers and juicing machines: three things the world could live completely without.

If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure.

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them.

Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo.

We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude.

Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon.

I can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world.

[Globalization] has enriched the world scientifically and culturally and benefited many people economically as well.

Love trumps hate. Courage loves fear. Right always trumps wrong.

Oh my God, I can't believe what you did for me - thank you. I love you so much.

We must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption.

Love with no boundaries. Your future depends on your capacity to love.

I decided years ago that if I'm going to keep teaching contemplation, then the last years of my life should be contemplative.

I look for characters who are emotionally driven.

[Question: What do you think was the most important physics idea to emerge this year?] We won't know for a few years.

Criticism is something that you have to take, regardless of what you do.