"Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow"

"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die"

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven"

"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven"

"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"

"Thirty percent of the Nation's energy comes off the gulf coast"

"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"

"Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing"

"Oh, the miraculous energy that flows between two people who care enough to get beyond surfaces and games, who are willing to take the risks of being totally open, of listening, of responding with the whole heart. How much we can do for each other"

"Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven"

"You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven"