History is more or less bunk.
We now know that anything which is economically right is also morally right. There can be no conflict between good economics and good morals.
Anything that is not right, whether it temporarily favors the employees or the employers, cannot last-because it is not right.
The only true test of values, either of men or of things, is that of their ability to make the world a better place in which to live.
The satisfaction that arises from honest accomplishment is of far more value in the promotion of human happiness than the thrill that comes with the realization of materialistic aspirations.
The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is ones destiny to do, and then do it.
You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isnt correct. We all start with all there is, its how we use it that makes things possible.
I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours.
The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.
The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.
People who have nothing to hide, hide nothing. You should be an open book, be transparent.
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where there are no rules.
The finest clothing made is a person’s own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.
It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.
If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.
If you need a miracle, be a miracle.
Don’t hurry, don’t worry. You’re only here for a short visit. So be sure and smell the flowers.
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
Life is an improvisation. You have no idea what’s going to happen next and you are mostly just making things up as you go along.
Man minus the Machine is a slave; Man plus the Machine is a freeman.
Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.
