"What is precious inside us does not care to be known by the mind in ways that diminish its presence."

“I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.”

Source : "On the Frontier: An Interview with Esther Dyson". Interview with Virginia Postrel, reason.com. October, 1996.

“New York is the biggest mouth in the world. It appears to be prime example of the herd instinct, leading the universal urban conspiracy to beguile man from his birthright (the good ground), to hang him by his eyebrows from skyhooks above hard pavement, to crucify him, sell him, or be sold by him.”

“People want to put women in one box, and Im interested in how women can be everything at once.”

“I tell you that studying humanities in high school is more important than mathematics - mathematics is too sharp an instrument, no good for kids.”

“I just wanted to play tennis. I started because I wanted to pick up another sport and then as I was slowly getting better I wanted to see how far I can go but I always wanted to be myself. I wanted to be original. I didn't want to copy anybody's style.”

“The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. Do you know who lit the flame? Betty White.”

“As a young woman, I attended Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa, which was then not segregated. But I witnessed the weight of apartheid everywhere around me.”

Source : Teresa Heinz's address to the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter in Boston, www.washingtonpost.com. July 27, 2004.

“The Great Gatsby' ticked so many boxes for me.”