Weightless in water, swift as the wind, Subtle of purpose - a feather blown - I go with my oarsmen where they will, My beautiful body and theirs all one.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

If you look around the table and you can't tell who the sucker is, it's you.

Any piece of knowledge I acquire today has a value at this moment exactly proportional to my skill to deal with it. Tomorrow, when I know more, I recall that piece of knowledge and use it better.

Respect for the Truth is an acquired taste.

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign that he wants all the truth.

The art of reading is the art of adopting the pace the author has set. Some books are fast and some are slow, but no book can be understood if it is taken at the wrong speed.

Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.

Our best chance for happiness is education.

There are two statements about human beings that are true: that all human beings are alike, and that all are different. On those two facts all human wisdom is founded.

There is one thing we can do, and the happiest of people are those who do it to the limit of their ability. We can be completely present.

My theory is that one needs to be loved completely, unconditionally, and unfettered by parental disapproval, if one is to get happily through life which, after all, presents its own hurdles.

Anything, absolutely anything is possible

The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself. WHO wields power is not important, provided that the hierarchical structure remains always the same.

Rock music is stronger than sports. That's why. Rock rules. Around the world, who's more famous: Willie Mays or Paul McCartney?

No, that’s journalism. The truth is whatever you can’t escape.

I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan.

When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight.

Hurricane Sandy was one of the most vicious storm systems to hit the New York City area in nearly two centuries.

Women can spin very well; but they cannot make a good book of cookery.

I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.