Lifes but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. – William Shakespeare
Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem. – John Barton
The highest-income Americans dont need tax-free health insurance, mortgage interest deductions or deferred taxation on retirement funds. – Steven Rattner
In studying history we are finding out about ourselves, and in the last resort the natural sciences and even mathematics have the same final end. – Vivian Hunter Galbraith, An Introduction to the Study of History
