Nolan, Daniel

"Imagination is the birthplace of all revolutions, political and personal."

"Technology is a mirror held up to our values and fears."

"History teaches that the powerful always believe their moment is permanent."

"Philosophy is the refusal to accept easy answers to difficult questions."

"Literature is proof that the interior life is as vast as the physical world."

"Politics is the arena where personal values collide with collective necessity."

"War is always an admission that we have failed at something more important."

"Motivation fades; commitment endures."

"Inspiration is the moment when possibility becomes visible."

"Relationships teach us that we are not sufficient unto ourselves, nor should we be."

"Solitude is the place where the self becomes acquainted with its own depths."

"A life well-lived is measured not in achievements but in awakenings."

"The wisdom of acceptance is knowing when to change what can be changed."

"Happiness is the unexpected gift of surrender to what is."

"Education is not the filling of a mind but the awakening of one."

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"Time is the fire in which we burn."

"To understand the world, one must first understand oneself."

"The greatest gift we can give another is our presence."

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be meaningful."

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is its application."

"The measure of a person is what they do with power."

"In science, there are no shortcuts to truth."

"Music is the language of the angels."