Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

To everyanswer you can find a new question.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.