Nothing holds back human progress as frequently as the misbelief that the words ‘impossible’ and ‘improbable’ are synonyms.

People who talk too much are tiresome, especially those who are not informative, thought-provoking, or funny.

You cannot really shame a man who sincerely does not care what others think of him.

You cannot force someone to believe something they do not believe; you can only manage to force them to speak or act as if they do.

When it comes to things such as sugar and rice, most people believe that brown is superior to white. But when it comes to human beings, they believe that the opposite is true.