Never ever depend on governments or institutions to solve any major problems. All social change comes from the passion of individuals.

There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing...when we save our children, we save ourselves

I devoutly believe that there is no difficulty between two people for which both are not responsible.

The way in which each human infant is transformed into the finished adult, into the complicated individual version of his city and his century is one of the most fascinating studies open to the curious minded.

If sports are the toy department of life, then the NFL is the FAO Schwartz of sports.

There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.

I approached the idea of college with the expectation of taking part in an intellectual feast. ... In college, in some way that I devoutly believed in but could not explain, I expected to become a person.