The queen of virtues is the recognition of one's own flaws.

It is not faith per se that creates the problem; it is conviction, the notion that one cannot be wrong, that opposing views are necessarily invalid and may even be intolerable.

The uplifters are forever running around telling blockheads they would do better if they would believe in themselves. But they already do. That is why they are blockheads.

The measure of a civilization is in the courage, not of its soldiers, but of its bystanders.

... the truth is that when your people don't tell you what you need to know, it's a failure of leadership.

We could never know who we truly were until we heard the whispers of the stars.

Boundaries have no existence save on charts or in small minds. Nature does not draw lines.

Man has always seen himself the peak of creation. The part of the universe that thinks. The purpose for it all. It's no doubt a gratifying view, but the universe may have a different opinion.

Show me what a people admire, and I will tell you everything about them that matters.

Universal deities ... never seem to smile. Not in any culture. What's the point of having omnipotence if you don't enjoy it?

The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism.

Going into business without a business plan is like going on a mountain trek without a map or GPS support – you’ll eventually get lost and starve!

Posture is paramount to your future.

Memories shared change. You can add what you learned to the memory and it becomes easier to live with or benefit by.

Whatever you focus on overwhelms you. Whether that be past or present, friend or foe, love or hate, problem or GOD. Let GOD be your choice of overwhelm.

The darkest clouds precipitate the most rain.

Be positive and laugh at everything.

You aren't really writing about what you did; you're writing about how you feel.

I've learned over a period of years there are setbacks when you come up against the immovable object; sometimes the object doesn't move.

What’s the point of playing if winning isn’t the goal?

They recognize me. Of course they recognize me. My face is uncovered and I'm standing here outside of District 12 pointing an arrow at them. Who else would I be?