The only way to learn is by changing your mind.

I'm not stupid!" In Bean's experience, that was a sentence never uttered except to prove its own inaccuracy.

He’d undone all he could. You can be sorry, and you can be forgiven, but you can’t call back the futures that your bad decisions lost

Whoop-de-do," said Ram. "What?" "I'm celebrating." "Was that irony or loss of mental function?" asked the expendable. "Was that a rhetorical questions, a bit of humor, or a sign that you are losing confidence in me?" "I have no confidence in you, Ram," said the expendable. "Well, thanks." "You're welcome.

Being young is an 18 year prison sentence for a crime your parents committed. But you do get time off for good behavior.

It's easy to manipulate your children when they're absolutely sure you're stupid.

a lot of human behavior was really acting out our responses to dangers long past.