Many a green isle needs must be In the deep wide sea of Misery, Or the mariner, worn and wan, Never thus could voyage on.
When I was in graduate school in consumer science and math, all of the big companies had labs, all doing blue sky research.
The amount of time that a young girl spends wearing pink will be inversely proportional to her future income.
At Cisco, I made every decision based on what was good for the company, and that pretty much ruined my marriage and my health.
But I live very simply. I farm - there is something visceral about being attached to the land. I am a recording engineer. I do my own laundry most days and I get on with the business of living.
Historically, if you look at people like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, people with disposable incomes have always been agricultural innovators.
The venture community is largely male.
Love of the limited self, the very limited self, is another name for human love. Love of the entire world is another name for divine love.
There's nothing surprising about me. I'm dull. I am a fan of the New York subway. I love it.
What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like.
Once a sage asked why scholars always flock to the doors of the rich, whilst the rich are not inclined to call at the doors of scholars. ‘The scholars‘ he answered , ‘are well aware of the use of money, but the rich are ignorant of the nobility of science. ’