“The first step to solving any problem is to accept one’s own accountability for creating it.”

“Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.”

“two principal problems. First problem: To produce wealth. Second problem: To distribute it.... England solves the first of these two problems. She creates wealth wonderfully; she distributes it badly.... [she has] a grandeur ill constituted, in which all the material elements are combined, and into which no moral element enters. Communism think they have solved the second problem. They are mistaken. They destroy production...”

“The first step towards knowledge is to accept your own ignorance.”

“Acceptance may be seen as the first step in healing, though when there is true acceptance, this is not really a step. Acceptance is there whether you step forward, backward or remain where you are. Also when acceptance is total there is no need of any further step. Acceptance will suffice.”

“There is no problem more difficult to solve than that created by ourselves.”