If friends disappoint you over and over, that's in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren't going to change simply because you want them to.

I am bewildered at the length to which people will go to portray me so negatively.

Nothing has saddened me so much in life as the hardness of heart of educated people.

He liked to like people, therefore people liked him.

As we make investments in technology and learn how to automate things, we want our people to learn that and go with us.

If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed.