Absolute Powerlessness

“If absolute power corrupts absolutely,

does absolute powerlessness make you pure?”

Nothing is Impossible

“Nothing is impossible for a man

who doesn’t have to do it himself.”

Always Missing Something

"In life... you'll never know what you have been missing until it arrives,

and you'll never know what you have got until its missing."

Worthy Freedom

"Freedom is not worth having

if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."

BIG is actually small

“Everyone is trying to accomplish big,

not realizing that life is made up of small things.”

Take Care Of The Minutes

“Take care of the minutes

and the hours will take care of themselves.”

Children Growing Up

“You know that children are growing up

when they start asking questions that have answers.”

Content

“Nobody got anywhere in the world

by simply being content.”

If At First You Don't Succeed

“If at first you don’t succeed,

find out if the loser gets anything.”

Not To Be There When It Goes Off

“The best defense against the atom bomb

is not to be there when it goes off.”

Tool:Hammer::Problem:Nail

“If the only tool you have is a hammer,

you tend to see every problem as a nail.”

Prefer To Laugh

“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion.

We must prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.”

Retain Your Self-Respect

“That you may retain your self-respect,

it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right,

than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.”

Art

“Art is… making something out of nothing

and selling it.”

You Talk To God OR God Talks To You

“You talk to God, you’re religious.

God talks to you, you’re psychotic.”

Ability

“Ability will never catch up

with the demand for it.”

History

“History is the version of past events

that people have decided to agree upon.”

Abstract Art

“Abstract art is a product of the untalented,

sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.”

Democracy

“Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose

the man who will get the blame.”

Advice

“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer

but wish we didn’t.”