A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole is what has a beginning and middle and end.

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.

The foundation of nation building rests on education.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

Landslides, cloudbursts, and what not—the hill folks have to contend with more than their share of woes.

The Jacques Cousteau shows actually got me very excited about the fact that there's an alien world here on Earth.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.  

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.

Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute.

Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.