Forty Is ... An Age At Which

We Are Told That People Stay In Love Because Of Chemistry, Or Because They Remain Intrigued With Each Other, Because Of Many Kindnesses, Because Of Luck. But Part Of It Has Got To Be Forgiveness And Gratefulness.

There Is So Much More Information About The Scientific World Than There Was A Generation Ago That We Have All Increased Our Opportunities For Ignorance. There Are More Things Not To Know. ... The Machinery That We Deal With Is So Much More Complex That It Is Possible To Become Dysfunctional At A Much Higher Level Of Performance.

I Suppose We Make Kids The Repository Of Our Highest Ideals Because Children Are Powerless. In That Way We Can Have Ideals And Ignore Them At The Same Time.

The Same People Who Tell Us That Smoking Doesn't Cause Cancer Are Now Telling Us That Advertising Cigarettes Doesn't Cause Smoking.

Once Upon A Time We Were Just Plain People. But That Was Before We Began Having Relationships With Mechanical Systems. Get Involved With A Machine And Sooner Or Later You Are Reduced To A Factor.