I learned in my four decades in Washington that one person can make a difference.
I have worked all my life, wanted to work all my life, needed to work all my life.
If we can't turn the world around we can at least bolster the victims.
What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.
What's the trick? There are three of them: A sense of real purpose, a sense of humor, and a sense of constant curiosity. Keep using those to the grave because learning really never ends.
A major advantage of age is learning to accept people without passing judgment.