It affords a violent prejudice against almost every science, that no prudent man, however sure of his principles, dares prophesy concerning any event, or foretell the remote consequences of things.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

What good is money if it can't buy happiness?

Every morning the sun rises with a golden glow to reveal the ineffable magnificence of life.

I do think that people yearn for connection and intimacy, and that they're hard things to achieve.

It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management.

I know how teams work. I've been doing this for 30 years.

I teach myself archaeology, I teach myself Spanish, and that's because it can be fun, it can be useful. So I keep studying. I read books because I still want to study. I don't want to stop.

A frail gift is beauty, which grows less as time draws on, and is devoured by its own years.

Build your life around 5 key priorities: The Big 5. Any more and you'll suffer from Broken Focus Syndrome.

I went to this restaurant last night that was set up like a big buffet in the shape of an Ouija board. You'd think about what kind of food you want, and the table would move across the floor to it.

We also believe candour benefits us as managers. The CEO who misleads often in public eventually misleads himself in private.