Wars are times of intense technological transformation, because societies invest – sometimes with extensive borrowing – when and where matters of life and death are at stake.

A century is about events. A decade is about people.

Building a naval power takes generations, not so much to develop the necessary technology as to pass along the accumulated experience that creates good admirals.

Long-term solutions are more attractive and cause much less controversy than short-term solutions, which will affect people who are still alive and voting.

Presidents and other politicians manage the appearance of things, largely by manipulating the air and hope.

The worst president is closer by nature to the best then either is to anyone who has not gone through what it requires to become president.

As soon as we ask whether or not a story is true in the present moment, we empower ourselves to re-frame it.

I don't like politics. I am not aligned to any political party. I have friends in all political parties.

The reform of a college English department cuts no ice down at the corner garage.

There's a richness in older music that's been forgotten.

Help! I'm being held prisoner by my heredity and environment.

Nothing panics politicians like $4 a gallon gas.

There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

Man's greatest battle is being a true philosopher.

And see all sights from pole to pole, And glance, and nod, and hustle by; And never once possess our soul Before we die.

Disharmony that comes from circumstances that are valid has tension, poignancy, quality, and beauty.