You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then, when you have the chance to do it better, refuse to go near it.

Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren't in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life.

It is not enough to invent new machines, new regulations, or new institutions. We must understand differently and more perfectly the true purpose of our existence on this earth.

Lying can never save us from another lie.

Those that say that individuals are not capable of changing anything are only looking for excuses.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

I am in favor of [actions] that have authenticity, roots, originality, verve, balance, taste, communicativeness, challenge, relevance to their time-in short, things that make sense.