Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

Have patience with the quarrelsomeness of the stupid. It is not easy to comprehend that one does not comprehend.

Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy.

Advertising is an environmental striptease for a world of abundance.

The safety-valves of the heart, when too much pressure is laid on.

I want to win, I want to win everything. If I have a chance to win, why not?

Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.

Peter Tertzakian's analysis of world oil is a fascinating reminder that history often foretells the major turning points of the future.

You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become rich.

The adventure that the hero is ready for is the one he gets.

When I was 16, the first book I ever actually purchased with my own money, in fact, and had read on my own time was "Hunt for Red October" by Tom Clancy...

You can see that there is an increase in the volume of freight that moves by air. And so, we have got to solve the problem by making sure that that is done properly.