But a real punishment, the only real, the only frightening and appeasing punishment, which lies in the acknowledgement of one’s own conscience.
Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.
It is time to embrace mental health and substance use/abuse as illnesses. Addiction is a disease.
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...
What's happened with society is that we have created these devices, computers, which already can register and process huge amounts of information, which is a significant fraction of the amount of info...
I need to stop running back to you in my mind all the time.
Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to the optimum point...
I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world.
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.
Freedom of Speech doesn't justify online bullying. Words have power, be careful how you use them.
Art is not about itself but the attention we bring to it.