“We recognize that there are no trivial occurrences in life if we get the right focus on them.”

“Maybe when we recognize the trivial for what it is, we can concentrate on what we love most, what we most treasure.”

“We can always choose to perceive things differently. We can focus on what's wrong in our life, or we can focus on what's right.”

“In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and kindness as we show to other humans; and as we recognize human rights, so too should we recognize the rights of the great apes? Yes.”

“We should treat all the trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.”

“We crave for new sensations but soon become indifferent to them. The wonders of yesterday are today common occurrences”