William G. McAdoo

True freedom is being free from the search for freedom.

If you ever get started on the right path to change, there is one important precondition you have to meet. You must rid yourself of that gnawing and overpowering sense of urgency and panic that always seems to appear on the scene.

Loving smart means believing in you, your worth and your value.

I don’t expect to retire. Every man must work, that’s his natural destiny.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

You are writing your children’s future with your answers.

What’s wrong with being a boring kind of guy?

Life is neither old or new, ancient or modern, but simply more or less vivid-any song or musical composition will live that expresses or reproduces this vividness of life.-From this you will see that I believe that music fills a great place. The teaching of it goes far to restore the balance and richness of life, and-I might add- the unit of life also.

Some things have to be believed to be seen.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

It’s not for me. I tried human flesh and it’s too salty for my taste.

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

Respect for sovereignity, for privacy, for total independence. Gentle alliances against loneliness, they were, cool rational love-affairs without the love.

There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.

This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.