There is a certain way of being human that is way. I am called upon to live my life in this way, and not in imitation of anyone else's life. But this notion gives a new importance to being true to my...
The curious thing about individuals is that their singularity always goes beyond any category or generalization in the book.
I love mankind, he said, but I find to my amazement that the more I love mankind as a whole, the less I love man in particular.
Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
[E]ach of our voices has something unique to say. Not only should I not mold my life to the demands of external conformity; I can't even find the model by which to live outside myself. I can only find...
If there is a hard, high wall and an egg that breaks against it, no matter how right the wall or how wrong the egg, I will stand on the side of the egg. Why? Because each of us is an egg, a unique sou...
Base souls have no faith in great individuals.
I kept remembering something Michael Fertik had said to me at the Village Pub in Woodside. 'The biggest lie,' he said, 'is The Internet is about you. We like to think of ourselves as people who have c...
Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.