Quotes About Wisdom

To my younger self, I would say not to be so hard on yourself. I think that you are your biggest critic.

You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.

You need to know what you're talking about before you can go and criticize it.

As I get older, I start to look back at the field that I've crossed and realize that it was a mine field.

If there are some losses that you take, then we're all big boys - we shouldn't be crying.

The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.

I always believe that when you're not courageous, you become cunning.

We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for a madman is not cured by another running mad also.

I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.

Laura Schlessinger

My dad used to call me 'the dreamer.' He was right.

My daddy - whenever he wanted to teach us a lesson, he'd tell us a story. It's an Old South tradition.

'The Daily Show' was amazing because I learned so much.

I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.

I've got a letter from the Dalai Lama at home.

I also saw the Dalai Lama a few times.

The Dalai Lama was once asked for his favorite chant, and he said it was better not to have a favorite anything, which I think is a great thought.

I'm happy that people think of me as the greatest tap-dancer that ever lived. But it's just a rumor. Because the greatest dancer that ever lived knows everything, and I don't. I'm still learning. I still have a lot of work to do.

Resource efficiency is the wrong metric. We should use nature as the measure, using nature's wisdom as a template for our economic systems.

Let's face it: grandparents are very important to family systems. You're babysitters, but you also instill values in children that sometimes skip a generation.

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.

I've been an idiot at the poker table for a long time.

Winston Churchill would be great to have around the table.