The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.