Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait.

And why do we worship hindsight (as in the news media's constant rehash of the day, the week, the year) and yet distrust foresight, which actually might make a difference in our lives?

intuition is always right in at least two important ways; It is always in response to something. it always has your best interest at heart

Persistence only proves persistence-it does not prove love. The fact that a romantic pursuer is relentless doesn't mean you are special-it means he is troubled.

You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations.

Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.

The solution to violence in America is the acceptance of reality

The hijacking of an American jet in Athens looms larger in our concern than the parent who kills a child, even though the one happens rarely, and the other happens daily.

Denial is a save now, pay later scheme.

I encourage people to remember that "no" is a complete sentence.

No matter how famous the victim, no matter how powerful the advocates, it simply isn't always possible to control the conduct of other people.

The things of the world fell by the wayside . . . but literature was eternal.

A gloomy view of things is at least one misfortune you can avoid.

If anything is certain, it is that change is certain. The world we are planning for today will not exist in this form tomorrow.

The investment game always involves considering both quality and price, and the trick is to get more quality than you pay for in price. It's just that simple.

I'm not saying that people should not divorce, but at the rate at which it happens here is sick. The kids, they suffer. I don't care what anyone says.

I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things!

I woke up this mornin' Feelin' round for my shoes Know 'bout I got these, Old walkin' blues.

Hearing a crowd scream is the coolest sound in the world. It can motivate me to do anything.

The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.