The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
I kept talking. "Listen -- this is some kind of misunderstanding.