Perfection spells stagnation.

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank. 

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.

Generally speaking, the Smritikaras never care to explain the why and the how of their dogs.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.

Love is not a mere impulse, it must contain truth, which is law.

If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. 

I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Nobody can make it to the present or the future by clinging to their past.