Hidni Quotes

The purpose of opening the mind,

as of opening the mouth,

is to shut it again on something solid.

In a world that’s changing really quickly,

the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

You have power over your mind—not outside events.

Realize this,

and you will find strength.

Education is a weapon whose effect depends on

who holds it in his hands.

Will this person raise the average level of effectiveness

of the group they’re entering?

Many decisions are reversible,

two way doors.

Friends and good manners

will carry you

where money won't go.

For me,

I am driven by two main philosophies:

know more today about the world than I knew yesterday,

and lessen the suffering of others.

I stay out of politics because

if I begin thinking too much about politics,

I'll probably... drop writing children's books

and become a political cartoonist again.

Mail your packages early

so the post office can

lose them in time

for Christmas.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth,

and I don't have to be what you want me to be.

I'm free to be what I want

He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it

not for themselves and, under a just God,

cannot long retain it.

Stand and deliver,

your money or your life.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Upon the subjects of which I have treated,

I have spoken as I have thought.

I may be wrong in regard to any or all of them; but,

holding it a sound maxim that it is better only sometimes to be

right than at all times to be wrong,

so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous,

I shall be ready to renounce them.

Simplicity and clarity lead to good design.

Life is about capturing fleeting moments

and turning them into meaning.

The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives

and everything to do with the focus of our lives.

I will tell you this,

I’m a smart person.

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.