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.
Even the best of friends need time apart.
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life.
Intimacy is being seen and known as the person you truly are.
When we got into office, the thing that surprised me the most was that things were as bad as we'd been saying they were.
Could you imagine how horrible things would be if we always told others how we felt? Life would be intolerably bearable.
I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get.