You have to find out for yourself. Take the leap. Go as far as you can. Try staying out of touch. Become a stranger in a strange land. Acquire humility. Learn the language. Listen to what people are saying.

Even the most distant and exotic place has its parallel in ordinary life.

In many ways connection has been disastrous. We have confused information (of which there has been too much of)with ideas (of which there are too few. I found …

You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude.

Well, I didn't ever think about Australia much. To me Australia had never been very interesting, it was just something that happened in the background. It was …

The man who realizes his ignorance has taken the first step toward knowledge.

I speak from ignorance. Who once learned much, but speaks from ignorance now.