“Thoreau was an idiot.”— Bill Bryson Related Quotes “I do not spoil women. … I don’t send them flowers and gifts. . . . I’m saving those gestures until I am an unpleasant old man who must resort to bribery to win a woman’s synthetic affections.”— George Sanders “The continuation of man’s life is more attributable to his fear of death than it is to his desire to live. As a matter of fact, in countless cases, it is attributable to only the former.”— Mokokoma Mokhonoana “Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.”– Peter Drucker