Accept life, take it as it is? Stupid. The means of doing otherwise? Far from our having to take it, it is life that possesses us and on occasion shuts our mouths.
I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.
It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.
We cannot give Russia veto over deployment of forces on NATO territory. But we have to understand their particular sensitivities, and, therefore, there should be a dialogue on these issues.
Clearly security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship.
Superstars strive for approbation; heroes walk alone. Superstars crave consensus; heroes define themselves by the judgment of a future they see it as their task to bring about. Superstars seek success in a technique for eliciting support; heroes pursue success as the outgrowth of inner values.
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
Diffidence and awkwardness are antidotes to love.
The reader might reflect that an awful lot of supposing has to take place in order for the quantity theory of money to be true.
As we benefit from the inventions of others, we should be glad to share our own. . . freely and gladly.
You just don't really rehearse kissing scenes, whether it's male or female.