The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

Try to turn as many soft, aspirational goals as possible into success criteria, and make them specific enough that you can actually tell whether or not you've met them.

I’d learned to avoid mirrors. They never seemed to show me what I wanted to see.

You are so close I want to breath you in.

It is the brain, not the heart or lungs, that is the critical organ

Ghosts are the only ones who never have to feel scared. Because the worst thing in the world has already happened to them.

Under the current high energy / high entropy regime, sustainable development is a joke.

It's good to be around people who see [photography] as a reasonable enterprise when everyone in the neighborhood may think it's ridiculous. (On the benefit of teaching photography)

The more you think about something, the more important it becomes, the more important it is to you, and the more important it will become to the audience.

Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty.