It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be read more

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Beryl Coronet".

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, read more

Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, we are less likely to mention being aware of the world around us, and more likely to mention our inner reflections. But we are less likely to mention thinking about other people.

I quote others in order to better express myself.

I quote others in order to better express myself.

Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.

Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.

Good men prefer to be accountable.

Good men prefer to be accountable.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.

In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one.

In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one.

Success, or failure, very often arrives on wings that seem mysterious to us.

Success, or failure, very often arrives on wings that seem mysterious to us.