While we all have our own perception about what is going on that is filtered through our experience, there is at the bottom the simple truth, which is what I look for.

Reading books in one's youth is like looking at the moon through a crevice; reading books in middle age is like looking at the moon in one's courtyard; and reading books in old age is like looking at the moon on an open terrace.

What do you mean, blindly? That baby is a very sentient creature… That baby sees the world with a completeness that you and I will never know again. His doors of perception have not yet been closed. He still experiences the moment he lives in.

The problem is, forget whether it's real or not, there is a perception that it creates a blight.

And part of a patient's perception that he's beaten this disease, are with the return of normal bladder function and normal sexual function. That's what makes them feel whole, like they're back on track. Their cancer's defeated and they can get on with their life.

The current perception is that there is enough crude and heating oil around, thus the slide in prices.