Words don't mean, people mean.

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.

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 am the same kind of moron as the rest of you, it's the method that does the work, for me as well as for you.

If you want to keep on getting what you are getting, Keep on doing what you are doing".

I mean if there was any justice in the world you wouldn't even have to go to school during your period. You'd just stay home for five days and eat chocolate and cry.

Antonia was very conscious of the corrosive power of envy and felt that it was this emotion, more than any other, which lay behind human unhappiness. People did not realize how widespread envy was.

I think if I'd gone to an MFA program and learned that, it would have been money well spent. But translation has been that for me.

The power that keeps cities of men together Is noble preservation of law.

I got to show off in front of my husband, who married me as I was stepping out of the business, so he had no idea that I could strut my stuff on the stage.

Economics brings into full view that conflict of choice which is one of the permanent characteristics of human existence.

When we pay attention, whatever we are doing...is transformed and becomes part of our spiritual path.

Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living.

A little praise is good for a shy temper; it teaches it to rely on the kindness of others.