And why do we worship hindsight (as in the news media's constant rehash of the day, the week, the year) and yet distrust foresight, which actually might make a difference in our lives?

intuition is always right in at least two important ways; It is always in response to something. it always has your best interest at heart

Persistence only proves persistence-it does not prove love. The fact that a romantic pursuer is relentless doesn't mean you are special-it means he is troubled.

You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations.

Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.

Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait.

The solution to violence in America is the acceptance of reality

The hijacking of an American jet in Athens looms larger in our concern than the parent who kills a child, even though the one happens rarely, and the other happens daily.

Denial is a save now, pay later scheme.

I encourage people to remember that "no" is a complete sentence.

No matter how famous the victim, no matter how powerful the advocates, it simply isn't always possible to control the conduct of other people.

Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age.

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

A lot of cities are making a real effort, neighborhood by neighborhood, to make themselves into a place where life can be pretty good.

Being a rock star is being a rock star, I don't need to go into the details. What would you do if you were a rock star?

I hold the most archaic values on earth ... the fertility of the soul, the magic of the animals, the power-vision in solitude.... the love and ecstasy of the dance, the common work of the tribe.

What right have you to take the word wealth, which originally meant well-being, and degrade and narrow it by confining it to certain sorts of material objects measured by money.

The movies are celluloid hemorrhoids. No, worse: They're celluloid Bon Jovi.

There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it

Your problems pale in comparison with those of the millions of people in the world who do not have enough to eat.

If you're not remarkable, you're invisible.