“Every single thing can change for the better, no matter however hard it is. Even a family in utter poverty can become prosperous in a couple of generations.”

“The experiences you get from failures early in life, will carry you for the rest of your life.”

“The more risk you can take upfront in life, the better off you will be later.”

“Fail early, fail often.”

“In chaos is where learning happens the most.”

“Manage your relationships. Great relationships may not be profitable, but bad ones always result in losses.”

“We stand at a crossroads. Do we choose 'the will to power' or 'the will to humanity,' or perhaps a new configuration of both: the power of humanity?”

“One thing I learned as a journalist is that there is at least one disgruntled person in every workplace in America -- and at least double that number with a conscience. Hard as they try, they simpl...”

“Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you, --will invite you to add something to the pleasure of others, --or to dimini...”

“There is no such thing as objectivity. We are all just interpreting signals from the universe and trying to make sense of them. Dim, shaky, weak, static-y little signals that only hint at the compl...”

“The word of God came down to man as rain to soil, and the result was mud, not clear water. (Bistami) Pg. 128”

“In Western culture, virtually everything is understood through the process of storytelling, often to the detriment of reality. When we recount history, we tend to use the life experience of one per...”

“Retain your peace by refusing to respond to rude, judgemental, or prying people. They won't understand anyway.”

“That just goes to show, remarked Pearlie, that you must never judge a woman in a kimono or a bathing suit.”

“Even god doesn't propose to judge a man till his last days, why should you and I?”