Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential.

A man may not always be what he appears to be, but what he appears to be is always a significant part of what he is.

I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to.

Feeling good and feeling bad are not necessarily opposites. Both at least involve feelings. Any feeling is a reminder of life. The worst 'feeling' evidently is non-feeling.

Life is to be enjoyed, not simply endured. Pleasure and goodness and joy support the pursuit of survival.

The larger office, the corner space, the extra window are the teddy bears and tricycles of adult office life

We must live in groups; other people are like nutrients for us, and are absolutely essential for our survival.

Jealousy, which serves the struggle for survival, can deteriorate into the envy which draws defeat even from victory.

We are what we seem to be.

Man, the most complicated of the animals, has a relatively short gestation period. Beyond that, he will be born, unlike most mammals, in a ridiculously helpless state.

Some people will hate you for not loving them.

If it is true that nature abhors a vacuum, then criminality regards it as a business opportunity.

Jiu Jitsu provides a place of fellowship that, unfortunately, our society has largely failed to create.

Notice when negativity spins in your head and disrupt it immediately before it has a chance to take hold and stick.

The quicker you resolve the problems with banks and there's transparency in that process, the faster they recapitalize and are able to make investments.

I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.

My strength is basically my get off. It is overpowering. I can get after the quarterback on first, second and third down. I pride myself on being an every down guy.

Quitting’s not hard. Deciding to quit is hard. Once you make that mental leap, the rest is easy.” “Really? Was that how you quit me?

The doctors must tell you that one of the risks of surgery is that you might die. This poor doctor was talking to an actress. It was very dramatic to me. To him, it was just a thing he had to say

Learn this well, the last ride is never the last ride. And the end is not the end.