We live by a perceptual "map" which is never reality itself.

When the locus of evaluation is seen as residing in the expert, it would appear that the long-range social implications are in the direction of the social control of the many by the few.

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

The real revelation of a player's character is not in his social life but in how he plays. In my social life I can hide my real personality.

It is important that democracy in Lebanon is protected and that Hezbollah will not be supported by outside forces like Syria and Iran.

Life is a movement outward, an unfolding.

I don't think I'm bad for people. If I did think I was bad for people, I would go back to driving a truck, and I really mean this.

I do what works best for me, but it might not work for somebody else.

And if all womankind banded together and took the male path, the world would turn into one huge brothel.

It takes the whole of life to learn how to live, and - even more surprising - it takes the whole of life to learn how to die.

When the reader hears strong echoes of his or her own life and beliefs, he or she is apt to become more invested in the story.

India was the motherland of our race and Samskrit the mother of Europe 's languages...Mother India is in many ways the mother of us all.