If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.

We derive our vitality from our store of madness.

E. M. Cioran

may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of livingwhatever they sing is better than to knowand if men should not hear them men are oldmay my mind stroll about hungryand fearless and thirsty and suppleand even if it

e. e. (Edward Estlin) cummings

The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it.

James Thurber, The New York Time

It is doubtless true that religion has been the world's psychiatrist throughout the centuries.

Karl Menninger, Man Against Hims

All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality -- the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

Arthur Christopher Benson

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

Gordon Gee

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.

Merry Browne

If I dream by myself, it's merely a dream. But if we all dream together, that's the start of a new future.

Lee Soo Man

Durante centenares de miles de años, el hombre luchó para abrirse un lugar en la naturaleza. Por primera vez en la historia de nuestra especie, la situación se ha invertido y hoy es indispensable hacerle un lugar a la naturaleza en el mundo del hombre.

Santiago Kovadloff

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.

Edmund Burke

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

Lee Iacocca

Humans are creatures, who spent their lifes trying to convince themselves, that their existence is not absurd

Albert Camus