The oldest of the arts and the youngest of the professions.

As countries embrace mass higher education, the cost of maintaining universities increases dramatically relative to an elite system.

There is far too much law for those who can afford it and far too little for those who cannot.

The first country to adopt happiness as an official goal of public policy is the tiny little country of Bhutan in Asia near China and India.

I think one thing that does cause unhappiness is protracted anxiety and worry.

If you think the cost of education is high, think about ignorance.

I think any self-respecting educational institution ought to judge its policies by its best estimate of what their long-term consequences for their students and for the society will be.

There's a great deal of difference between thinking reflectively about moral issues and achieving higher standards of ethical behavior.

I suspect that no community will become humane and caring by restricting what its members can say.

Universities are institutions run by amateurs to train professionals.

I won't say there aren't any Harvard graduates who have never asserted a superior attitude. But they have done so to our great embarrassment and in no way represent the Harvard I know.

I love books.

The only way to the top is killing and greed. Okay, I’m kidding. But killing helps.

You couldn't always control life, just your response to it.

For me, Molly Hatchet is high school. It makes me feel like I have hair and a future.

I was still too young to know that there is no such thing as love without trust. There is only obsession and co-dependence.

A minimum-wage law is, in reality, a law that makes it illegal for an employer to hire a person with limited skills.

I was reading so much about myself in the papers that was not me.

Build an inner place to protect your truth.

We must look at the institution of slavery as publicists, and not as casuists. It is a question of law, and not a case of conscience.

Steal five dollars and you're a common thief. Steal thousands and you're either the government or a hero.