In some ways, it's easier to settle for someone else's version of success than to risk falling short at one's own.
Peter BuffettIt's no surprise that if you look at the development of the economy, of consumerism, of all these things that have gotten out of hand over the last hundred years, it happened when men were purposeless, when they didn't actually have a legitimate reason to be moving the species forward because the machines were doing all the hard work.
Peter BuffettIt's too bad that it takes egregious behavior or some kind of crisis to get people to take notice and get clearer about things that were just below the surface.
Peter BuffettMen can learn a lot about the importance of nurturing and being in relation to the life force versus having power over.
Peter Buffett