Some temptations are so great it takes great courage to yield to them.
Transcendence: that which transcends experience.
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.
Why does the past look so enticing to us? For the same reason why from a distance a meadow with flowers looks like a flower bed.
Freedom requires guns.
I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else.
Morality, a muzzle for the will; logic, a climbing iron for the mind.
I don't want to just go to the playoffs, I don't want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it's bittersweet.
I think the way we played was as important as winning the title, the way we did it with the players and the fans enjoying it.
Are you sure that being like everybody else will make you happy?" "I don't know any other way. " "Let me show you. " And then we're kissing. Or at least, I think we're kissing—I've only seen it done a couple of times, quick closed-mouth pecks at weddings or on formal occasions. But this isn't like anything I've ever seen, or imagined, or even dreamed: this is like music or dancing but better than both.
Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way of participating in our own evolution.