The goal of education should be to dismantle the Middle Pole view, not to reinforce it in the name of the need for a grounding in one's own civilisation.

We take Aristotle seriously not when we write about his ideas, but when we take his ideas as part of our discussions.

When I went to college I knew what I wanted to study, and what career I wanted to pursue. I wanted to study psychology in order to become a clinical psychologist.

When we translate, we always to some extent betray the text we are translating. That is why translation is so hard and thankless. All you can do is to fail in the least egregious way possible.

To take philosophy seriously is to engage with it philosophically.

Everyday gratitude sweetens what appears flavorless and brightens all that appears dim.

Concerning that which cannot be talked about, we should not say anything.

Perfect, faultless, in ruins, yes, but perfect, nevertheless.

There is no greater method for experiencing peace of mind and happiness than to understand and meditate on Emptiness.

I’m trying to accept where I’m at, not run from it.

Of all the doctrines of the Bible none is so offensive to human nature as the doctrine of God's sovereignty.

I use fake tan myself with a self tanning spray.

Falconer's grasp of period and places is almost flawless ... He's my kind of writer.

Absolutely nothing was happening in my marriage. I nicknamed my waterbed, Lake Placid!

It gives a man character as a poet to have a daily contact with a job. I doubt whether I've lost a thing by leading an exceedingly regular and disciplined life.