We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.
There ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got raw deals. You've got to say, 'I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'
Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that you live, if you do.
My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.
Maybe the most any of us can expect of ourselves isn't perfection but progress.
Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears. 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.'
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.