Second order effects, such as belief in belief, makes fanaticism.

If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic world is found in structure, and structure alone.

The map is not the territory.

Man's achievements rest upon the use of symbols.... we must consider ourselves as a symbolic, semantic class of life, and those who rule the symbols, rule us.

To use words to sense reality is like going with a lamp to search for darkness.

There are two ways to slice easily thorugh life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking.

Words don't mean, people mean.

The map is not the territory... The only usefulness of a map depends on similarity of structure between the empirical world and the map.

Who rules our symbols, rules us.

A person does what he does because he sees the world as he sees it.

If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would be appalled at the disclosures.

I know. That sounds like a lie. But Presbyterians know that every so often a lie isn't all that bad, and I figured that this was about the best place it could happen.

I think letting babies cry it out is barbaric. Why would parenting stop when it's dark outside? You can't expect a baby to know that he's supposed to sleep just because we want to go to bed.

In our family health, it's about having a balanced life, about laughing and staying on a positive note.

Happiness dies when not shared

The care of the public health is the first duty of the statesman.

Remember that it is not by a tyrant's words, but only by his deeds that we can know him.

There are no conflicts which cannot be resolved unless the true promoters of them remain hidden.

The only thing that can bring joy is work.

Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action.

Make sure your message is clear, yet that you are faithful to its complexity.