“A poesia é um acto de paz. A paz entra dentro da composição de um poeta tal como a farinha entra na composição do pão.”

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Esopo in: Aesop's Fables - Página 150, Grosset & Dunlap, 1947, ISBN 0448060035, 9780448060033, 234 páginas

Peace is inside you. Wherever you go, peace goes with you. When you climb on a bus, peace goes with you. When you are fighting, peace goes with you. When you are asleep, peace is within you. When you are frustrated beyond imagination, peace is in you. No matter what you do, there is no place you can go where peace will not come with you. Because it's within you. Through technology, we want to improve our lives. What I am saying is that the real improvement begins with you. I am not saying to sacrifice technology or to sacrifice your responsibilities. Accept your responsibilities, and while accepting those responsibilities, find peace, find joy in your life.
no Instituto Indiano de Tecnologia (IIT), Nova Deli, 7 de novembro de 2004

, ao Jornal O Globo, em 12 de Junho de 1993

João Ricardo, ao Jornal O Globo, em 12 de Junho de 1993

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