If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to recommit, to be whole-hearted once again.
You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish. And if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.
The two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
You freeze where you are, time stops, and your heart thunders in your ears.
I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.