Quotes about "Time & Aging"

I write about the period 1933-42, and I read books written during those years: books by foreign correspondents of the time, histories of the time written contemporaneously or just afterwards, autobiographies and biographies of people who were there, present-day histories of the period, and novels written during those times. ”

Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken. ”

Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past. ”

I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future. ”

Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment. ”

Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible. ”

I believe that if Israel were to put an end to the settlements in the West Bank tomorrow, as it did in Gaza, there would still be reluctance on the part of the Palestinian Authority to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish secular democracy. ”

I never had an existential moment when I asked myself what I was going to do. I always wanted to be a lawyer, and I knew exactly the kind of lawyer I wanted to be. ”

I'm not a single-issue person, but I spend so much time on Israel because it is so unfairly condemned around the world. ”

I tell my students, if you ever become comfortable with your role as criminal defense lawyer, it's time to quit. It should be a constant source of discomfort, because you're dealing with incredible moral ambiguity, and you've been cast into a role which is not enviable. ”