As soon as I finished the Russian course, I was sent to Korea with the task of trying to establish an agent network, a network in the so called maritime provinces.

Made me feel ashamed of belonging to these overpowering, technical superior countries fighting against what seemed to me quite defenseless people.

I come from rather an international, or in other words, a cosmopolitan background.

Tradition is what is in the heart and soul of your home, your country, and social environment. Tradition evolves, and it changes regardless of what you do to maintain it.

It’s either you are converting your time or not

Life is not a destination to be reached, but it is a journey to be enjoyed.

True love needs no words.

I believe the most important aspect of Medicare is not the structure of the program but the guarantee to all Americans that they will have high quality health care as they get older.

For the young Gaels of Ireland Are the lads that drive me mad, For half their words need footnotes And half their rhymes are bad.

I like my customer to be fierce.

Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it.

We don't have to do it any better than we can - ever. Do our best for the moment, then let it go. If we have to redo it, we can do our best in another moment, later.

While language can surely be used for communication (as can much else), communication probably has no special role in its design or evolution.

I was very shy and very reserved as a child, very, very introvert.