The departure from the world is regarded not as a fault, but as the first step into that noble path at the remotest turn of which illumination is to be won.

He who thinks he knows, doesn't know. He who knows that he doesn't know, knows.

If you are to advance, all fixed ideas must go.

Love your enemies, for they determine who you are.

Mephistopheles, the machine man, can provide us with all the means, and is thus likely to determine the aims of life as well. But of course the characteristic of Faust, which makes him eligible to be saved, is that he seeks aims that are not those of the machine.

Successful marriage is leading innovative lives together, being open, non-programmed. It’s a free fall: how you handle each new thing as it comes along. As a drop of oil on the sea, you must float, using intellect and compassion to ride the waves.

Economics and politics are the governing powers of life today, and that's why everything is so screwy.