The overall result was drift punctuated by protest.

Constantinople had been changing for sometime before the Young Turks got hold of it. It would continue to change long after they had gone.

The city (of Vienna) had an unerring tradition of celebrating some of it's greatest composers after it had around them to die in poverty.

Newspapers provided a common culture of aspiration.

New York presented a paradox. While foreigners thought of New York has the symbol of America, many Americans viewed the city with some suspicion as the country's most foreign.

Before letting someone hold your heart in their hands, make sure their hands are clean.

Don’t worry about getting credit, do the work anyway.

Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong.

The general rule is that people who enjoy life also enjoy marriage.

But the key to our marriage is the capacity to give each other a break. And to realize that it's not how our similarities work together it's how our differences work together.

An abundance of Twitter users believe they can troll and rant with impunity, no matter how debasing or even threatening their 140-character posts pose.

About no subject are poets tempted to lie so much as about their own lives.

Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform, and distinct

Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.

Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and, fortunately, we have them in every part of our beloved country.