President tends to feel that he cannot go beyond what the public will support him in doing. So he tries not to decide what is the best course so much as to decide what the people will support.

On the whole, it seems to me that probably the American press is doing a better job of this mediation, so to speak, between the people and the administration than the press of any other country.

Any two public institutions appealing to the same set of people are apt to appeal in the same terms.

Real women fight for something, other than their own emotions.

One who does wrong is considered illusioned (mithyatvi - ignorance of the Self). One who does right is considered enlightened (samkit).

When widely followed public figures feel free to say anything, without any fact-checking, it becomes impossible for a democracy to think intelligently about big issues.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?

A diamond is just another stone to one who is ignorant of its value.

To be an American and unable to play baseball is comparable to being a Polynesian and unable to swim.

It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime.

But it is not for the perfect vase or the polished gem to choose their owners.

You've gotta be dynamic in media. That's the only thing that's gonna work.

A wise and clear-eyed book, Future Hype challenges the conventional wisdom about technological change and provides a fresh perspective on our so-called computer age.