The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have usually not been entirely wrong.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.

We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.

Like so many other young South Asians in America, I am the product of two cultures whose conflicting values pull at me with equal urgency. Never have I felt as torn between the two as I do about the question of marriage.

Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy.

Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God's love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a relationship.

When you realise that money doesn't actually make you happy, it's a quick fix to have things you've always wanted, but then when you have it, you realise that's not what actually makes you happy. It's more about having a great marriage and happy children; that's what life's all about.