I'm not a politician, I'm not a preacher, I'm just a vessel.

You don't have to be brilliant, only a little bit wiser than the other guys, on average, for a long, long time.

When someone really hears you without passing judgment on you, without trying to take responsibility for you, without trying to mold you, it feels damn good!

"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."

跳舞吧，像没有人观看一样；去爱吧，像从未受过伤害一样。

骄傲多半涉及我们对自己的看法，而虚荣则涉及我们希望别人如何看待我们。

生命、自由和共同礼仪的最坏敌人是完全的无政府状态；它们的第二坏敌人是完全的权力。

Now some advantages particular to this age are not to be denied. Boredom seems to have been vanquished. There is always something to do, but hasn’t this translated into a perpetual distraction in our lives.