Birth: May 26, 1909 Death: August 19, 2004
The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word..
Nothing is more expensive than mediocrity..
The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself..
The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without except….
I think most of us sense that it is a responsibility of the humanities to try to help better the conduct of human beings in their lives and manifold ….
In our home we have a rule: You can disagree with a man's position as much as you want - after you have been able to state it to his satisfaction..
We are afraid to face the hard questions. We are willing to tackle drugs, crime, and public education only if it doesn't cost us any new taxes..
Business chief executive officers and their boards succumb to the pressures of the financial markets and their fears of takeovers and pour out their ….
I would be a poorer person if the only things I knew were what I had found out for myself..
It is ridiculous ever to forget that you and your business are each implanted in the society of the moment. We cannot ignore the world of our time. W….
Television preachers extract money from the poor to live in a style and to indulge in shameful acts which equal or outdo the worst of the Renaissance….
In the search for character and commitment, we must rid ourselves of our inherited, even cherished biases and prejudices. Character, ability and inte….