You can pet him, Mr. Arthur. He's asleep...
The problem with a philosophy or a belief is that you soon start changing the facts to fit it.
We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.
Advice to my younger self:1 Start where you are with what you have2 Try not to hurt other people3 Take more chances4 If you fail, keep trying
To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honor.
Even now I remember those pictures, like pictures in a storybook one loved as a child. Radiant meadows, mountains vaporous in the trembling distance; leaves ankle-deep on a gusty autumn road; bonfires...
To be a leader, take action and be an example. To be an adviser, be wise.
Any foolish boy can stamp on a beetle, but all the professors in the world cannot make a beetle.
I met a boy whose eyes showed me that the past, present and future were all the same thing.
My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...
Be a leader with a ladder, not a boss with an order.