Wisdom is seeing that there are templates in the universe that you can follow. They will show you what to do and what not to do. In order to see them you have to make your mind very quiet, very still.
The form is the possibility of the structure.
When we can't think for ourselves, we can always quote
When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of.
I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.
To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.
Kierkegaard was by far the most profound thinker of the last century. Kierkegaard was a saint.
Education is not a race, with winners and losers. It's not a commodity to be bought and sold.
I argue very well. Just ask any of my remaining friends.
Men cannot think like dogs. . . . [There exists] a sharp difference in the mental capacity of humans and canines. For example, a human who is given an intricate problem will spend all day trying to solve it, but a canine will have the sense to give up and do something else instead.
I am lucky in that my children are grown, my youngest is twenty-seven. I didn't have the conflict between artist and mother while they were young because I really focused in, very much, on the mothering aspect.