We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence but we cling desperately to our chains.
It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she or he is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence.
As a teacher at Princeton I'm surrounded by people who work hard so I just...
Boxing has become America's tragic theater.
I could never take the idea of religion very seriously.
There is no reason to repeat bad history.
There were various turning points, but the main one at the beginning was...
Look into the heavens and say, “It’s my turn to make history.
