In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks.
She's an idiot. She's looking at life through a selfish, lusty haze.
Just trying to do something - just being there, showing up - is how we get braver. Self-esteem is about doing.
When in doubt, do the obvious.
Adulthood was invented to repair the wounds of childhood.
Once you become aware of what means the most to you, you're less likely to put off something that's really valuable for something that matters much less. . . it's knowing the difference between what's important and what isn't that allows us to solve problems effectively.
The American notion of family is perhaps the most romanticized, deep-rooted, and misery-producing fantasy of the last hundred years.
As I was working I noticed that the way I designed the differential gearing actually created a spare drive that sat directly below the emperor's feet, or where they would be if he were to sit in the chariot.
I was a working-class macho guy who was used to being served and Yoko didn't buy that. From the day I met her, she demanded equal time, equal space, equal rights.
I think it was not a bad idea to wrap Barack Obama in the mantle of Teddy Roosevelt. He`s been assuming a sort of progressive mantle, and he ticked off some large and systemic problems that this country faces.
Obviousness is always the enemy of correctness.