Let your life lightly dance on the edge of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people. 

Sleep is the best meditation.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. 

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.