Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

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

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

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

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

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

All experience is great providing you live through it.