Money is not real. It is a conscious agreement on measuring value.
For children, Christmas is anticipation. For adults, Christmas is memory.
The biggest big business in America is not steel, automobiles, or television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of anxiety.
Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.
Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.
Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.
The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been , that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something.
I don't consider myself to be a painter. I think of myself as someone who has used the medium of painting in an attempt to extend - give an extra dimension to - the medium of words. It happens very often my writing with a pen is interrupted with my writing with a brush - but I think of both as writing.
Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you wisdom unless you first empty your cup?
Gradualism in theory is perpetuity in practice.
Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing. Instead of offering empathy, we often have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling. Empathy, however, calls upon us to empty our mind and listen to others with our whole being.