The people knew what had made them human. It was not their shortcomings, but their hearts.

The illusion is we are only physical.

There is no hospitality like understanding.

Leaders in all realms and activities of life knew that the power they had come to hold existed because they were responsible to serve the many, thus power was position of service.

Which came first — the observer or the particle?

Our suppressing who we are to fit in is exhausting. It kills flow and creativity. It also prevents genuine connection with others.

Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware. Happiness should be like an oasis, the greener for the desert that surrounds it.

If you've climbed the first 140 meters it doesn't mean that you've succeeded; you are going to succeed by climbing the last 10 meters.

Poetry is like standing on the edge of a lake on a moonlit night and the light of the moon is always pointing straight at you.

I came to New York late; I was already past 30

There's always a way you can get better. You can never be satisfied. You can never say, 'That's good enough'.

Conservatism is not a political ideology, it is a severe form of brain damage for which there's hardly any cure.

Don’t just try to find great opportunities. Find an opportunity and make it great.

Fear of failure falls away in the face of death.

All I’m saying is that perhaps we can make a revolution without violence.