When we build ... let it not be for present delights nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for, and let us think ... that a time is to come when these stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say as they look upon the labor, and the wrought substance of them, See! This our fathers did for us!
It may be well to wait a century for a reader, as God has waited six thousand years for an observer.
I think that music is something that surpasses trends, fashions; music is something much deeper.
A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.
I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing.
What I'm trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.
Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value.
The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of humanity.
I care only to know, if possible, the lasting meaning that lies in all religious doctrine from the beginning till now.
Quality has no age.
If you're lucky enough to be involved in a film that's about something very real and that you hope will continue to hold up in 20 years' time it just gives you more energy and makes it feel all the more worthwhile.
Build something with enduring value.
A romantic is someone who believes that something is valuable even if it doesn't last. And a non-romantic is someone who says that if something doesn't endure, or can't be logically proved and pinned down, it's worthless.
Immortality is a by-product of good work.
A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download.
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.
A Century of Wisdom is universal and will enrich readers for generations to come.
The work that lasts over time is the work which still speaks to us when all contemporary interest in that work is extinct.
And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up.
When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings, Then Learning shines, the best of precious things.
My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed through several editions in foreign countries. I have heard it said that the success of a work abroad is the best test of its enduring value. I doubt whether this is at all trustworthy; but judged by this standard my name ought to last for a few years.
You want to leave something; you really do. I mean, in the end, statues and all those things, that doesn't mean anything. Leave something that we're all going to benefit from. I think that's what I'd like to do.
A diamond, though set in horns, is still a diamond, and sparkles in purest gold.
We all remember the tech bubble of the late '90s, but companies like Amazon survived. Wherever there's strong, enduring value, it can last through that kind of turmoil.
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
