It is striking how history, when resting on the memory of men, always touches the bounds of mythology.

Every generation is equidistant from God.

He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it.

History is no criminal court

In schoolbooks and in literature we can separate ecclesiastical and political history; in the life of mankind they are intertwined.

Calvin was virtually the founder of America.

Most humans recognize their ruin, but they carry on regardless.

All ages are equidistant from eternity, and just as immediately accessible to God's presence.

As soon as she sees me she swings forward and hits a key on her keyboard. The music cuts off instantly. Strangely, the silence that follows seems just as loud.

You understand how much you know about a subject the moment you give explanations to someone who doesn't know anything about it.

They say blood is thicker than water, but I say ice, can be more solid than blood, when times get cold.

Test scores aren't perfect, but having a test score for math or reading or other things that we can objectively measure is a meaningful component that makes a lot of sense.

The truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger.

If you don't know what it is, don't mess with it.

You can actually be bored stiff while you're dying.

I think everyone should sell other people's stuff and their own stuff. I think everyone, almost everyone should mix those two business models.

Manipulating people, that's what I'm good at

The secret to success is to try to never figure that out.