Learning isn't acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming... - Criss Jami, Killosophy

"At first, they'll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they'll dislike you."

"There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what they're laughing about."

"For those constantly full of joy, they sometimes feel a little guilty for always feeling so good. That guilt is compassion: it flies in with an attempt to share one's joy with others who do not have it."

"Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane."

"Most men either compromise or drop their greatest talents and start running after, what they perceive to be, a more reasonable success, and somewhere in between they end up with a discontented settlement. Safety is indeed stability, but it is not progression."