To divine the course of world events, you'd do as well to probe the entrails of dead animals. Better still, ask your hairstylist. She will be at least as insightful and probably more entertaining a prophet than anyone you can read in Foreign Affairs or the op-ed page of the Washington Post.
Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass.
I just looked at the pattern of my life, decided I didn't like it, and changed.
The easiest thing to find on God's green earth is someone to tell you all the things you cannot do.
Interestingly, we have beaten the market quite handsomely over this time frame, although beating the market has never been our objective. Rather, we have consistently tried not to lose money and, in doing so, have not only protected on the downside but also outperformed on the upside.
True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.
The easy road in Olympia is a yes vote. That's the easy road in Olympia. The easy road in Olympia is not carrying the banner for freedom and liberty. The easy road in Olympia is worrying about getting reelected. The easy road in Olympia is going along to get along.
Be interesting, be enthusiastic. . . and don't talk too much.
A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.
The game of life is the game of everlasting learning. At least it is if you want to win.
Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.
In economics, you always want to ask 'And then what?'
You need to have a collaborative hiring process.
The harder you work, the more confidence you get. But you may be working hard on something that is false.
As you've noticed people don't want to be sold. What people do want is news and information about the things they care about.
There's nothing wrong with being shallow as long as you're insightful about it.
The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.
The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic.
The work of a psychotherapist involves being empathic and insightful with one's patients without getting too lost in their painful stories to be helpful.
Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for.