Occupation: Author Birth: June 29, 1947
The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice..
Never underestimate the power of the human mind to believe what it wants to believe, no matter the conflicting evidence..
The Universe operates on a basic principle of economics: everything has its cost. We pay to create our future, we pay for the mistakes of the past. ….
The first step in innovation is to know that a thing can be created. After that, the rest is a matter of detail..
Humans are different in private than in the presence of others. While the private persona merges into the social persona in varying degrees, the unio….
There is no man so blind as one who has made up his mind..
In the heat of battle, heroes emerge, sometimes from the most unlikely of sources..
Facts mean nothing when they are preempted by appearance. Do not underestimate the power of impression over reality..
Opportunities are a tricky crop, with tiny flowers that are difficult to see and even more difficult to harvest..
It is astonishing how foolish humans can be in groups, especially when they follow their leader without question..
How will I be remembered by my children? This is the true measure of a man..
Freedom is an elusive concept. Some men hold themselves prisoner even when they have the power to do as they please and go where they choose, while o….
Any school for free citizens must begin by teaching distrust, not trust. It must teach questioning, not acceptance of stock answers..
It's so much more interesting to study a ... damaged world. I find it difficult to learn anything in a place that's too civilized..
No person can ever know everything that is in the heart of another. We are all Face Dancers in our souls..
Simplicity is the most difficult of all concepts..
An ignorant friend is worse than a learned foe..
The more tightly packed the group, the greater the need for strict social ranks and orders..
Fear invites aggression - do not show it to a predator..
Wounds make better lessons than lectures..
Let the future remain uncertain, for that is the canvas to receive our desires..