The only reason the Protestants and Catholics have given up the idea of universal domination is because they've realised they can't get away with it.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

When you care about someone, you can’t just turn that off because you learn they betrayed you.

God is not usually a burning bush in my life. He's usually a very quiet whisper. And he never shows up too early...but he's also never late, either.

They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots.

Salvation, O the joyful sound! 'Tis pleasure to our ears; A sov'reign balm for ev'ry wound, A cordial for our fears.

Now it's clear to me/ that everything you see/ ain't always what it seems.

If you do nothing there will be no results

Anyone can train to be a gladiator. What marks you out is having the mindset of a champion.

When you swear, swear seriously and solemnly, but at the same time with a smile, for a smile is the twin sister of seriousness.

You can't better the world by simply talking to it. Philosophy to be effective must be mechanically applied.

The human brain is the god of technological innovation.