"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

Myth is a type of speech chosen by history: it cannot possibly evolve from the 'nature' of things.

The best decisions are made when data and intuition work together.

Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.

Every life contains its own mysteries, and the biographer must respect the unknowable.