The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us.

Life is like skiing. Just like skiing, the goal is not to get to the bottom of the hill. It"s to have a bunch of good runs before the sun sets. read more

• Thought Life Like Skiing Goal Get Bottom Hill Bunch Good Runs Before Sun Sets

If you"re not failing every now and again, it"s a sign you"re not doing anything very innovative. read more

• Thought Failing Every Again Sign Doing Anything Very Innovative

That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste read more

• Thought Seemed Ridiculous People Want Around Someone They Pretty Like Picking Breakfeast Cereals Based Color Instead Taste

The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless, is not merely unfortunate, but almost disqualified for life. read more

• Thought Man Regards Own Life Fellow Creatures Meaningless Merely Unfortunate Almost Disqualified for

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. read more

• Thought Had Sense Humor Long Ago Committed Suicide

The present condition of fame is merely fashion. read more

• Thought Present Condition Fame Merely Fashion

The madman is not the man who has lost his reason. The madman is the man who has lost everything except his reason. read more

• Thought Madman Man Lost Reason Everything Except

A stiff apology is a second insult. . . The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. read more

• Thought Stiff Apology Second Insult Injured Party Does Want Compensated Been Wronged Wants Healed Hurt

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition. read more

• Thought Woman Uses Intelligence Find Reasons Support Intuition

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions. read more

• Thought Tolerance Virtue Man Without Convictions