"From the persistence of noise comes the insistence of rage. From the emergence of tone comes the divergence of thought. From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence."

"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."

"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it."

"The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line."

"Compulsion cannot produce virtue; it can only produce the outward semblance of virtue."

"We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly. . . spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order."

"Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels."

"I'm a scientist; nothing shocks me."

"A fair exterior is a silent recommendation."

"What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more."

"At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies."

"Only when the last tree has been cut down Only when the last river has been poisoned Only when the last fish has been caught Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten."