When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality.
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.
Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?
I'm moving, but don't worry! Someone once told me we're all on the same planet, so I'll be okay!
I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.
Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?