Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.  

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.

The environment is everything that isn't me.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Religion, any religion, no matter what sort of wonderful religion, never be universal. So now education is universal, so we have to sort of find ways and means through education system, from kindergarten up to university level, to make awareness these good things, the values, inner values.

Where freedom is menaced or justice threatened or where aggression takes place, we cannot be and shall not be neutral.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

Do not cry, new wishes, new dreams will take place. The unspent years of joy will happen and there will be no sorrow left.

You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success - on the far side of failure.