Very few people do anything creative after the age of thirty-five. The reason is that very few people do anything creative before the age of thirty-five.

The men who have had the most to give to their fellow men are those who have enriched their minds and hearts in solitude. It is a poor education that does not fit a man to be alone with himself.

A child of the new generation Refused to learn multiplication. He said 'Don't conclude That I'm stupid or rude; I am simply without motivation.'

The best person able to appraise promise as a mathematician is a gifted teacher, and not a professional tester.

I'm realizing that some of my greatest (or at least most determined) genius lies in my ability to procrastinate.

Acknowledging that all our land was stolen from Native people feels like too great a burden, so we create an alternative reality that allows us to disengage emotionally from the truth.

16 days of activism? I don't know about you folks, but I'm an activist every single day.

Literature for me isn't a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy.

I think that so many of our abilities to do things depend on interaction with each other.

The American people, whether you are Democrat, independent, Republican, progressive, conservative, do not believe corporations are people or that corporations should be able to buy elections.

Even in Kitty Kelley's book, which is so negative, they talk about, as with all first ladies, that Nancy Reagan is constantly around to take photo ops with kids.

This is your one chance. Tell me where the key is." "Okay." Serpine raised an eyebrow. "Really?" "No, only joking. Do your worst.

Be a learner first, a master second, and a student always.

I'm one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour - and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.