I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle.

I couldn't survive my own pessimism if I didn't have some kind of sunny little dream.

It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead.

The hare of history once more overtakes the tortoise of art.

You have never seen greatness in a Presidency; I have. It was a rich kid who you would think had every reason to be a horse's ass - Franklin Roosevelt. He was humane and wise and resourceful. He was called a traitor to his class.

Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.

Socialism is, in fact, a form of Christianity, people wishing to imitate Christ.