"Rise with the hour for which you were made."

“Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle understanding of how the mind functions.”

Source : Matthieu Ricard (2011). “The Art of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill”, p.40, Atlantic Books Ltd

“The world is threatened by terrorism and violent extremism like never before. The rule of law is one of our chief defences against terrorism. Our shared values of freedom and democracy are shielded when like-minded nations work together to promote justice.”

“Seth gave her that: a private space to believe in the illusion of normalcy.”

“Wealth - any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year than the income of one's wife's sister's husband.”

“Most whites do not have a racial identity, but they would do well to understand what race means for others. They should also ponder the consequences of being the only group for whom such an identity is forbidden and who are permitted no aspirations as a group.”

“I never have known a man of ordinary common-sense who did not urge upon his sons, from earliest childhood, doctrines of economy and the practice of accumulation.”

Source : William Graham Sumner (1903). “What Social Classes Owe to Each Other”, p.38, Ludwig von Mises Institute

“Getting an education at MIT is like taking a drink from a fire hose.”

“The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting”