Toby Flenderson

"I don't believe in 'smart' people. I believe in self-awareness."

"Every person deserves dignity and respect."

"The world is not a happy place. But there are pockets of goodness."

"I've learned that you can't force people to care about things."

"Patience is not a virtue I possess."

"I am Beyoncé, always."

"Sometimes doing the right thing is the hardest thing."

"I believe in second chances."

"Money doesn't buy happiness, but it buys security."

"Health is the most important thing we have."

"Adventure is only good in retrospect."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"Technology is a tool, not a master."

"History repeats itself, and that's why we must study it."

"Philosophy without practice is just navel-gazing."

"Literature teaches us about the human condition."

"Politics are the disease, not the cure."

"War is peace. Peace is war. Or something like that."

"Music is the language of the soul."

"Faith is believing in things you cannot see."

"Art is subjective, which is why most art is bad."

"Science gives us facts; philosophy gives us meaning."

"Nature is indifferent to our existence."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of understanding."

"Freedom is responsibility."

"Beauty fades, but character remains."

"Death is the only certainty in life."

"Perseverance is the difference between success and failure."

"Gratitude is the antidote to resentment."

"Creativity is the highest form of intelligence."