The difference between the modern laws and those of the past is that wisdom is no longer a respected requirement and it has become secondary in importance to bureaucratic procedure.

I'm convinced my heart knew who it belonged to, long before I met her.

Having a relationship with people of questionable character is like playing with a razor blade on your skin, and pretending to observe that it is harmful to your body.

Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

A child's instinct is almost perfect in the matter of fighting. The child's hero is always the man or boy who defends himself suddenly and splendidly against aggression.

I'm not a happy person when I'm working.

Global warming is controversial, of course, but the controversy is mainly over whether human activity is driving it.

Poor people know poor people, and rich people know rich people. It is one of the few things La Rochefoucauld did not say, but then La Rochefoucauld never lived in the Bronx.

The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents.

Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper.