Ma che non torni; ma che non torni mio padre in un caso simile.

If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.
When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.
To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We are given senses to receive our information within. With our own eyes we see, and with our own skin we feel. With our intelligence, it is intended that we understand. But each person must puzzle it out for himself or herself.
The toughest question has always been, "How do you get your ideas?" How do you answer that? It's like asking runners how they run, or singers how they sing. They just do it!
A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
Never eat more than you can lift.