When I'm Reading For My Own Pleasure,

The Fulfilling Life, The Distinctive Life, The Relevant Life, Is An Achievement... To Do Whatever You Do For No Reason Other Than You Love It And Believe In Its Importance.

Curiosity Is What Separates Us From The Cabbages. It's Accelerative. The More We Know, The More We Want To Know.

My Wife, The Star I Steer By.

To This Noble End The Delegates Had Pledged Their Lives, Their Fortunes, And Their Sacred Honor.

To Shut Yourself From History Is To Shut Yourself Off From Say Music Or Painting Or The Theatre, Literature For The Rest Of Your Life. It Would Be To Cheat Yourself Of The Pleasures Of Life.