Is distinctive black culture the cause of economic disparity between whites and blacks or merely the reflection of it?

For emotion is the enemy of rational argument.

A woman's income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do not want to date low-earning women, but once a woman starts earning too much, they seem to be scared off.

There are three basic flavours of incentive: economic, social and moral.

An expert whose argument reeks of restraint or nuance often doesn't get much attention.

When moral posturing is replaced by an honest assessment of the data, the result is often a new, surprising insight.

Conventional wisdom in Galbraith's view must be simple, convenient, comfortable and comforting - though not necessarily true.

Journalists need experts as badly as experts need journalists.

And baby, the way you move me it's crazy

PhD is possible at any age!

The perfect marriage is a uniting of three persons—a man and a woman and God. That is what makes marriage holy.

Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.

The Italians have their priorities right: They're driven, they do their work, but they really enjoy the day-to-day and they don't put off the enjoyment of the everyday for some future goal.

Of all the self-fulfilling prophecies in our culture, the assumption that aging means decline and poor health is probably the deadliest.

Those who don't feed themselves with food of hope will eventually die of mental starvation

Whether you're an unpublished novelist or a sixteen-time New York Times bestselling author, you can always improve your craft. You can always become a better writer.

It is the individual's ability to deal with the unexpected that characterizes the difference between success and failure.

His voice carried authority the way Ben & Jerry's carries calories.