I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.

I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to
handle them, and pretty soon you have a read more

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to
handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.

Compassion is no substitute for justice.

Compassion is no substitute for justice.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. (from the
Sufis).

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. (from the
Sufis).

Writing is easy. All you have to do is stare at a blank sheet of paper
until drops of blood read more

Writing is easy. All you have to do is stare at a blank sheet of paper
until drops of blood form on your forehead.

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,
unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a read more

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,
unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a book.

Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast
duck to drop in.

Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast
duck to drop in.

A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that
possesses the mind.

A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that
possesses the mind.