“No one can claim to be called Christian who gives money for the building of warships and arsenals.”

I do not believe in sex distinction in literature, law, politics, or trade-or that modesty and virtue are more becoming to women than to men, but wish we had more of it everywhere.

We can’t abolish prejudice through laws.

I know we can’t abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation.

If nations could only depend upon fair and impartial judgments in a world court of law, they would abandon the senseless, savage practice of war.

Reforms are slow, but they never go backward.

Men always say, “Let’s see what you can do.” If we always talk and never work we will not accomplish anything.

The glory of each generation is to make its own precedents.

I’ve been building a fiction in part around the Marfa poem since my brief residency there, which has kept it from receding into the past.

My mother, for example, has the pleasant notion that my day consists of nodding graciously to the rustle of starched curtsies and a chorus of respectful voices bidding me good morning.

I always lived in old buildings, and I thought about who lived here before. You’d have to be oblivious not to.

Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.

One of the great things about building a tech company is the amazing people that you can hire.

Building trust is a process. Trust results from consistent and predictable interaction over time.

The only thing God is building in this world is his church.

When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.