There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.

You can drag my body to school but my spirit refuses to go.

Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.

Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive... To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.

I think most of us would be horrified to meet ourselves and discover what everyone else already knows about us.

I've got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.

Calvin: Dad where do babies come from? Dad: Well Calvin, you simply go to Sears, buy the kit and follow the assembly instructions. Calvin: I came from Sears? Dad: No you were a blue-light special at K-Mart - almost as good and a lot cheaper!