The literature of the world has exerted its power by being translated.
Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.
A classic is a book that remains in print
If you look around the table and you can't tell who the sucker is, it's you.
There is one thing we can do, and the happiest of people are those who do it to the limit of their ability. We can be completely present.
I have always had the greatest respect for students. There is nothing I hate more than condescension—the attitude that they are inferior to you. I always assume they have good minds.