Most of us are better when things go better.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

The best vision is insight.

Presence is more than just being there.

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

If you've had a good time playing the game, you're a winner even if you lose.

Let the world feel your compassion: Help save kidnapped Yazidi females!

Man is seldom judged on the basis of his good deeds. If bad in past the good in present doesn’t matter

The telling and hearing of stories is a bonding ritual that breaks through illusions of separateness and activates a deep sense of our collective interdependence.

CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal.

I'm a magician, not a singer.

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one's self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.

Programmer time is expensive; conserve it in preference to machine time

Value is what people are willing to pay for it.

I don't look down on tourism. I live in Hawaii where we have 7 million visitors a year. If they weren't there, there would be no economy. So I understand why a tourist economy is necessary.

And now more than anything I want beautiful prose. I relish it more and more exquisitely.