Ignorance defends itself savagely, and illiteracy, as I well knew, can be shrewd.

It takes a while to spoil a world, but it can be done.

Promises, like gardens need weeding from time to time to produce healthy results.

Judging others is too often escapism dressed in the garb of righteous indignation, whereby I dutifully point out in others that which I probably should be pointing out in myself.

I do not think there is any question of photography being an art form!

Empathy is the antidote to shame.

Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

Original sin, the true original sin, is the blind destruction for the sake of greed of this natural paradise which lies all around us-if only we were worthy of it.

Ulysses He ... saw the dark tangled curls of his bush floating, floating hair of the stream around the limp father of thousands, a languid flatong flower.

Instead of doing more badly, government should focus on doing less well.

The miracle of compounding returns has been overwhelmed by the tyranny of compounding costs.

If you want me to give you a two-hour presentation, I am ready today. If you want only a five-minute speech, it will take me two weeks to prepare.