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.
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.
Without the capacity to provide its own information, the mind drifts into randomness.
We learn something every day, and lots of times it's that what we learned the day before was wrong.
The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.
The Past is to be respected and acknoledged, but not to be worshiped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.
Sack over my head and cinched it tight around my windpipe.