I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud.
A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won't be so hard in the end to lie down and rest.
Worrying about them always struck me as about as useful as worrying about getting hit by lightning.
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.
Sooner or later, we've got to work at it, no matter how many other careers we've had or wanted.
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear.