Ultimately, art is trying to see things that other people don't see.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

In all our searching, the only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Act as if someone just said there’s no reason to be afraid.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.