The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.

I don't have time to worry about who doesn't like me. I'm too busy loving the people who love me.

Diversity of thought isn't just good ethics; it's good business strategy for complex energy challenges.

Happiness is the key to life. Without happiness, you have nothing.

The most basic human desire is to be recognized as a human being.

I've learned that pressure is a privilege.

"Poetry is a very personal art."

It was like when you make a move in chess and just as you take your finger off the piece, you see the mistake you’ve made, and there’s this panic because you don’t know yet the scale of disaster you’ve left yourself open to.