Our deepest mature conviction is that finite and infinite interpenetrate, as time and eternity interpenetrate, and our problems must be solved in the light of that conviction.

People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress, but actually only some people progress. The rest of the people don't.

Language shapes consciousness and from consciousness, our world is shaped.

People always loved best what they identified most with.

It’s true what they say about patience being a virtue; it just happens to be a virtue that I choose not to pursue.

The black and merciless things that are behind the great possessions.

This can't be true but I remember it.

The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire people, and came to the Virginia colony in the reign of Charles the First.

It was to be a short visit for the G-shevs. More than four days in the U.S. and Raisa's VISA card bill would shatter the fragile Soviet economy.

To assess the intelligence of a committee, divide the IQ of its stupidest member by the number of members.

Track your small wins to motivate big accomplishments.