"Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind"

“Millennials are often portrayed as apathetic, disinterested, tuned out and selfish. None of those adjectives describe the Millennials I've been privileged to meet and work with.”

“Mathematics directs the flow of the universe, lurks behind its shapes and curves, holds the reins of everything from tiny atoms to the biggest stars.”

Source : Edward Frenkel (2014). “Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality”, p.5, Basic Books

“When you see runners in town is easy to distinguish beginners from veterans. The ones panting are beginners; the ones with quiet, measured breathing are the veterans. Their hearts, lost in thought, slowly tick away time. When we pass each other on the road, we listen to the rhythm of each other's breathing, and sense the way the other person is ticking away the moments.”

“A good party is one that is designed to entertain and bond friends. The bad parties I've been to are the ones that are held to impress other people.”

“Death is always sad, I suppose, to us who look forward to it: I expect it will seem very different when we can look back upon it.”

“There is always enough self-love hidden beneath the greatest devoutness to set limits on charity.”

“Parents provide their children with genes as well as an environment, so the fact that talkative parents have kids with good language skills could simply mean that and that the same genes that make parents talkative make children articulate.”

“You forget that you do choose your life, and there are so many things to be grateful for. I feel like society has gotten to that point where we're always looking for the next and the better, and we lose sight of what's actually in front of us.”

Source : "Next Factor Q&A: 'Descendants' Star Shailene Woodley". Interview with Kevin Polowy, www.mtv.com. November 14, 2011.