“But then, that was the trouble with relationships generally. They had their own temperature and there was no thermostat.”

“The leader’s Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.”

“we have developed a series of emotional thermostats as well, by far the most potent of which is television itself. instead of really experiencing the highs and lows, pains and joys, that make up a life, many of us use TV just as we use central heating- to flatten our variations, to maintain a constant "optimal" temperature.”

“People generally didn't cheat in good relationships.”

“Christians should be cultural and intellectual thermostats, exulting in opposition, iconoclasm,and balancing insights.”

“We are so busy constantly checking our own temperatures, we fail to notice the burning fevers of others.”