There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.
Every decision we make today shapes the forests of tomorrow.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.
Empathy is the key to innovation.