What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."

Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do.

The lower our self-esteem, the more we're attracted to our opposite, and the higher our self-esteem, the more we are attracted to another like ourselves.

Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning.

A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does.

Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.

Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.