I did wonder if I'd have cause to rue my action. Now I believe it can safely be filed under Necessary Regrets.

I've survived revolution, war, and over a decade on this continent, " the Burgrave reflected. "But by all the ghosts of the hundred emperors, I think fatherhood will finally do me in.

Curiosity is also my worst vice, and once stirred one not to be denied.

No matter how you feel you have to actlike you are very popular with yourself

Faction is that hybrid of documented fact and novelistic elaboration.

It’s not what you get, but what you give that is God’s true measure of a life.

Despite some standout events, 2012 was demoralizing. The Met felt adrift, and New York City Opera couldn't claw its way back to artistic health.

In a battery, I strive to maximize electrical potential. When mentoring, I strive to maximize human potential.

The message is not so much that the worms will inherit the Earth, but that all things play a role in nature, even the lowly worm.

Self-compassion - being supportive and kind to yourself, especially in the face of stress and failure - is associated with more motivation and better self-control.

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

There are many people who have big plans but their big plans never come true. The reason is, too many people have big plans but fail to keep their small agreements.

There's no faster way or surer way to consolidate power and disenfranchise critics than to operate in secret. So this plays squarely into the promotion of the unitary executive. That's one factor.