Doe Quotations | Page 9

It does good to no woman to be flattered [by a man] who does not intend to marry her; and it is madness in all women to let a secret love kindle within them, which, if unreturned and unknown, must devour the life that feeds it; and, if discovered and responded to, must lead, ignis-fatuus-like, into miry wilds whence there is no extrication.

When you come up with a good idea, you dont have to do a whole lot. The idea does it for you.

The establishment of a law, moreover, does not take place when the first thought of it takes form, or even when its significance is recognised, but only when it has been confirmed by the results of the experiment.

What does one tell a husband? One tells him nothing.

Does making money excite me? No, but I have to make money for my shareholders. What excites me is achievement, doing something difficult.

Focusing on values does not simplify your life. It gives meaning and direction-and a lot more complexity.

Anything that does not belong where it is, is an "open loop" pulling on your attention.

Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you, and often does.

Critics of Fox News have pointed out that Fox News does partisan propaganda, and there's ample evidence on a daily basis.

The key to most difficulties does not lie in the dilemmas themselves, but in our relationship to them.