In our home we have a rule: You can disagree with a man's position as much as you want - after you have been able to state it to his satisfaction.

The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course, but more than we ought to be comfortable with.

It is ridiculous ever to forget that you and your business are each implanted in the society of the moment. We cannot ignore the world of our time. We had better understand it.

The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself.

We are afraid to face the hard questions. We are willing to tackle drugs, crime, and public education only if it doesn't cost us any new taxes.

I would be a poorer person if the only things I knew were what I had found out for myself.

The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word.