Truth Is Not Merely What We Are

The World Is Not Divided Into Two Types Of Being, One Superior And The Other Merely Surrounding It. Being, Nature, The Universe - They Are All One Infinitely Complex And Mysterious Metaorganism Of Which We Are But A Part, Though A Unique One.

If I Have Accomplished Anything Good, Then It's Mainly Because I've Been Driven By The Need To Know Whether I Can Accomplish Things I'm Not Sure I Have The Capacity For.

The Exercise Of Power Is Determined By Thousands Of Interactions Between The World Of The Powerful And That Of The Powerless, All The More So Because These Worlds Are Never Divided By A Sharp Line: Everyone Has A Small Part Of Himself In Both.

I Am In Favor Of [actions] That Have Authenticity, Roots, Originality, Verve, Balance, Taste, Communicativeness, Challenge, Relevance To Their Time-in Short, Things That Make Sense.

Sober Perseverance Is More Effective Than Enthusiastic Emotions, Which Are All Too Capable Of Being Transferred, With Little Difficulty, To Something Different Each Day.