It is a dream of mankind to fly like a bird.

I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.

...and tell you the worst of me and try to give you the best of me...

Without self-awareness, no changes can be made.

I eye the three of them, considering. They’ll need a lesson in discretion before I go. Not a lethal lesson. Mom wouldn’t like that.

I hear you're losing weight again, Mary Jane. Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for?

Denial is pushing something out of your awareness. Anything you hide in the basement has a way of burrowing under the house and showing up on the front lawn.

Monotony and repetition are characteristic of many parts of life, but these do not become sources of conscious discomfort until novelty and entertainment are built up as positive experiences.

Asia's governments come in two broad varieties: young, fragile democracies - and older, fragile authoritarian regimes.

You must dismantle your sources, lest you do nothing but ape the prejudices of others

There is a sense in which we are all each other's consequences