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

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

I'm doing many different things to prepare for the inevitable failure of one of them.

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.

Only one mountain can know the core of another mountain.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.