Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.