We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask, What's wrong with him, how much will it cost, and when can I pick him up?

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We are a spectacular, splendid manifestation of life. We have language. . . . We...

We are a spectacular, splendid manifestation of life. We have language. . . . We...

You don't attack the grunts of Vietnam; you blame the theory behind the war. Nobody...

You don't attack the grunts of Vietnam; you blame the theory behind the war. Nobody...

We forget that the soul has its own ancestors.

We forget that the soul has its own ancestors.

All we can do when we think of kids today is think of more hours...

All we can do when we think of kids today is think of more hours...

It's very important for men to look downward, to the next generation.

It's very important for men to look downward, to the next generation.

We can't change anything until we get some fresh ideas, until we begin to see...

We can't change anything until we get some fresh ideas, until we begin to see...

I don't think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe...

I don't think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe...

I'm cautious about a lot of words.

I'm cautious about a lot of words.

We need to work on the world so it will not be so oppressive.

We need to work on the world so it will not be so oppressive.

As Plotinus tells us, we elected the body, the parents, the place, and the circumstances...

As Plotinus tells us, we elected the body, the parents, the place, and the circumstances...

It's very hard to know what wisdom is.

It's very hard to know what wisdom is.

I see happiness as a by-product. I don't think you can pursue happiness. I think...

I see happiness as a by-product. I don't think you can pursue happiness. I think...

If you are still being hurt by an event that happened to you at twelve,...

If you are still being hurt by an event that happened to you at twelve,...

Too many people have been analyzing their pasts, their childhoods, their memories, their parents, and...

Too many people have been analyzing their pasts, their childhoods, their memories, their parents, and...

The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people...

The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people...

It's important to ask yourself, How am I useful to others? What do people want...

It's important to ask yourself, How am I useful to others? What do people want...

I think we're miserable partly because we have only one god, and that's economics.

I think we're miserable partly because we have only one god, and that's economics.

Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path....This is what I...

Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path....This is what I...

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a...

Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a...

Home life as we understand it is no more natural to us than a cage...

Home life as we understand it is no more natural to us than a cage...