“People sometimes get in the habit of being loyal to a mistake.”

“When private industry makes a mistake, it gets corrected and goes away. As governments make mistakes, it gets bigger, bigger and bigger and they make more, more and more because as they run out of money, they just ask for more and so they get rewarded for making mistakes. In the meantime that is exactly what we are doing by subsidizing companies which are failing, we have a reverse Darwinism, we've got survival of the unfittest, the companies and people that have made terrible mistakes are being rewarded and other people are being punished and being taxed.”

“Point is, people lie a lot. Sometimes out of habit. Not many people are good at telling the truth.”

“Sometimes being a good mother gets in the way of being a good person.”

“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

“Smart people sometimes get stupid, but stupid people never get smart.”

“Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard. When making a mistake, do not be afraid to correct it.”

“If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends?”

“Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.”

“Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things one could get used to.”