A lot of people, including business leaders, think the future belongs to China. Globalization is not a zero-sum game, but we need to hone our skills to stay in play.

We often talk too much & listen too little. The surer route to winning a friend isn't to convince them that you're right, but that you care what they think.

Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma.

[T]o argue that something is so because it is in the Bible is more than intellectually bankrupt.

Religious belief, like history itself, is a story that is always unfolding, always subject to inquiry and ripe for questioning. For without doubt there is no faith.

The Occupy Wall Street protests at last suggest that America's wealth gap is once again becoming an organizing political principle in the country.

Liberty is precious. But so is life. It should not be so difficult for men and women of good will and good heart and sound mind to find the right balance between the two.

In the fullness of time, I suspect that bigotry against homosexuals will seem as repugnant as racial prejudice does today. Or so one hopes.

No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty.

Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it.

Steadiness of faith, was, in the long run, as illuminating and essential as sophistication of thought.

Hope was like frogs praying for wings so they didn't bump their asses when they hopped

I’m going to ear you like a starved man and I want you to keep your eyes on me the whole time. Are we clear?” – The Seduction Factor Casual Encounter 1

Every day we're one day closer to death. But there's no reason to rush into it.

As far as my favorite sites, I do a lot of mundane stuff on line because I travel so much.

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

If you practice a little jnana yoga in your daily life, it will help you tremendously.

These are extremely talented actors who are all putting their talents into the Lost in Space movie.

Don't let fatigue make a coward of you.

Duty is ours; the consequences are the Lord God's

The best results are achieved by using the right amount of effort in the right place at the right time. And this right amount is usually less than we think we need.