Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig enjoys it. |

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. |

The time it takes to make a decision increases as the number of alternatives increases. |

In all beginnings dwells a Magic Force. |

Science arose from poetry... When times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends. |

Modern man still is anxious and tempted to surrender his freedom to dictators of all kinds, or to lose it by transforming himself into a small cog in the machine, well fed, and well clothed, yet not a free man but an automaton. |

The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born, when we die. |

Design to express, not to impress. |

Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary. |

A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain. |

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. |

Memory is a magnet. It will pull to it and hold only material nature has designed it to attract. |

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions. |

A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself. |

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future. |

Confusion and clutter are the failure of design, not the attributes of information. |

Don't live to make your presence noticed, live to make your absence felt. |

The best thing we can do for this planet is die. |

The best thing we can do for this planet is die. |

The best thing we can do for this planet is die. |

The world gives you so much pain and here you are making gold out of it. |

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. |

These mountains you were carrying, you were only supposed to climb. |

Never wish them pain. That's not who you are. If they caused you pain, they must have pain inside. Wish them healing. That's what they need. |