quotes of the day

“Ideals are thoughts. So long as they exist merely as thoughts, the power in them remains ineffective.”

“Never try to get your kid to eat anything she doesn't already want to eat. Just eat interesting stuff in front of her while completely ignoring her. Never, ever suggest "try it." Never say those dreaded words "try it, it's good." Or worse, "It's good for you." That'll poison the well.”

“We live in a culture where it has been rubbed into us in every conceivable way that to die is a terrible thing. And that is a tremendous disease from which our culture in particular suffers.”

“If you want a neat wife, choose her on a Saturday.”

“If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.”

“What is essential in the life of a man of my kind is what he thinks and how he thinks, and not what he does or suffers.”

“"Going with the flow" is for some people an excuse for not taking action and it refers usually to one's life situation.”

“One can be in love with several people at the same time, feel the sorrow with each, and not betray any of them.”

“Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.”

“He was a tool of the boss, without brains or backbone.”

“The mind cannot long play the heart's role.”