I like to buy things I can understand. I do a lot of research on things.
I do believe that actions often speak louder than words.
I find it more than a little disingenuous to act as if this were something that set Jefferson apart from all mankind.
It's always easier to spot others' hypocrisies while missing our own.
Contrary to popular belief, there are lots of actions on the part of Jefferson and Hemings that "speak" about the basic nature of their relationship.
I am enormously pleased to become a part of the Harvard community once again. I look forward to working with the students and faculty members at the Law School and in the History Department, and to experiencing the rich interdisciplinary environment at the Radcliffe Institute.
It’s a very American illness, the idea of giving yourself away entirely to the idea of working in order to achieve some sort of brass ring that usually involves people feeling some way about you – I mean, people wonder why we walk around feeling alienated and lonely and stressed out.
I am what a romantic movie is to a profound thinker - a mere diversion, a comic interlude, something that is soon forgotten.
I think there's something to be said for developing the disposition to own stocks without fretting.
To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to oneself.