Patriotism is a superstition, one far more injurious, brutal and inhumane than religion.

Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.

Remembering and ForgettingYou have not forgotten to remember

I feel that what mathematics needs least are pundits who issue prescriptions or guidelines for presumably less enlightened mortals.

If you love something, let it go. If you don't love something, definitely let it go. Basically, just drop everything, who cares.

Do you know how an ugly woman feels? Do you know what it is to be ugly all your life and inside to feel that you are beautiful? It is very rare.

When you're good at making excuses, it's hard to excel at anything else.

My favorite definition of the mindful path is the one the reveals itself as you walk down it. You cannot find the path until you step on to it.

Wherever we go, across the Pacific or Atlantic, we meet, not similarity so much as 'the bizarre'. Things astonish us, when we travel, that surprise nobody else

I did pass the bar in Pennsylvania. I can practice Amish law. But it's long expired, my bar license.