What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me to you?

The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.

The meaning of your communication is the response you get.

But epistemology is always and inevitably personal. The point of the probe is always in the heart of the explorer: What is my answer to the question of the nature of knowing?

We can never be quite clear whether we are referring to the world as it is or to the world as we see it.

Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive.

The creature that wins against its environment destroys itself.

Information is a difference that makes a difference.

If a man achieves or suffers change in premises which are deeply embedded in his mind, he will surely find that the results of that change will ramify throughout his whole universe.

Without context words and actions have no meaning at all

We are most of us governed by epistemologies that we know to be wrong

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves.

I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself.

Creativity is the ability to see and to respond.

Precisely because our political speeches are meant to be reported, they are not worth reporting. Precisely because they are carefully designed to be read, nobody reads them.

Let us face it: in the world today, money and economic strength remain more powerful arguments than the number of people you represent.

Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence. Think about it. People aren't out to get you, they're just stupid.

The smartest advertising is the advertising that communicates the best and respects the consumer's intelligence.

When your hands leap towards mine, love, what do they bring me in flight?

Collaboration on a book is the ultimate unnatural act.

Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the tea generally taste of boiled boots?