Part of the American dream is to live long and die young.
All weakness tends to corrupt, and impotence corrupts absolutely.
So much of learning to be an American is learning not to let your individuality become a nuisance.
Canadians are more polite when they are being rude than Americans are when they are being friendly.
What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are.
The examined life has always been pretty well confined to a privileged class.