To the young, cliches seem freshly minted.

I’ll never retire as long as I live—that’s like retiring from life! I’ll never stop writing, teaching, lecturing. If you’re in good health, living is exciting on its own.

To the outside world, of course, this job is a cinch: 9 to 3, five days a week, two months' summer vacation with pay, all legal holidays, prestige and respect. My mother, for example, has the pleasant notion that my day consists of nodding graciously to the rustle of starched curtsies and a chorus of respectful voices bidding me good morning.

Love is the ultimate giving, an expression of one's best self.

The preciousness of every moment is emphasized with every tick of the clock. Isn't it a magnificent day today?

Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow.

When giving comes directly from the heart, it can never disappoint or embarrass.