Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible.

To stay awake all night adds a day to your life.

Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock.

Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You restrain the will. You regulate the appetites. You fence in the horizons. You make a law for every movement. You deny the existence of chaos. You teach even the children to breathe slowly. You tame.

In 1054, the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope excommunicated each other. That was the end of holiness for both churches.

... motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches.

Irreverence is a most necessary ingredient of religion. Not to speak of its importance in philosophy. Irreverence is the only way left to us for testing our universe.