Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.
Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.
Think of life as a terminal illness, because, if you do, you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived.