The injunction to be nice is used to deflect criticism and stifle the legitimate anger of dissent.

There are some people, who I'll charitably call snobs, who are dismissive of any conversation that doesn't begin with the full level of complexity. That's just not how the world works.

There is nothing more common than critics of journalists accusing them of practicing journalism. It is our function in the world to take things that are complicated and render them in a form that non-experts can follow and make sense of.

The poorer children were, to her mind, often better behaved, less whiny, more creative in making use of their own time, and have a well-developed sense of independence.

Our first impressions are generated by our experiences and our environment, which means that we can change our first impressions... by changing the experiences that comprise those impressions.

The people at the top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.

Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.