How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.

That fact that Athens could condemn its noblest citizen to death did more than make a profound impression on him. It was to shape the course of his entire philosophic endeavor.

I want to understand more about the world while Im still here.

He could very likely have appealed for leniency. At least he could have saved his life by agreeing to leave Athens. But had he done this he would not have been Socrates. He valued his conscience--and the truth-- higher than life.

Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!

Then you have a big problem, because a human is a thinking animal. If you don't think, you're not really a human.

Life is like a huge lottery in which only the winning tickets are visible.