No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a really nice man who wishes she were not.

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The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.

The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.

Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers.

Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers.

There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.

There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.

Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.

Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food.

Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food.

The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look...

The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look...

Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live.

Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live.

Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be...

Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be...