Half the failures in life come from pulling one's horse in when he is leaping.

In oratory the will must predominate.

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.

Psychopaths are social predators, and like all predators, they are looking for feeding grounds. Wherever you get power, prestige and money, you will find them.

The mind is like a sheet of white paper in this, that the impressions it receives the oftenest, and retains the longest, are black ones.

Life is the hyphen between matter and spirit.

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.

Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather.

The puritan through life's sweet garden goes to pluck the thorn and cast away the rose.

With languages, you can move from one social situation to another. With languages, you are at home anywhere.

A psychopath can tell what you're thinking but what they don't do is feel what you feel. These are people without a conscience.

I don't want tobecause boysdon't write poetry.Girls do.

so little of what anything means comes through words.

Life is truly a miracle and must be protected, safeguarded and treasured.

Investments are like trains, and if you miss one, don’t worry because another one will come down the line.

Metaphors think with the imagination and the senses. The hot chili peppers in them explode in the mouth and the mind.

Detroit's political leadership is a parasite that has outgrown its host.

There is never a Jewish community without its scholars, but where Jews may not be both intellectuals and Jews, they prefer to remain Jews.

I usually don't say anything to the actors. It works better for me because when they come to the set, they are at the same time scared and excited because they are not well aware of what will happen.

Technology is nothing but an expression of human values. It's not neutral, it's not about efficiency, it's about people's values and their knowledge.

Taste is improved by cultivation.