Since We Had Nothing To Do With

Perhaps Harvard's Greatest Contribution To Our Nation Is Its Requirement That Its On-leave Professors Who Want To Keep Their Crimson Seats Must Return From Washington After 24 Months.

Too Few Accomplish Twice As Much As Too Many.

Since We Had Nothing To Do With Our Arrival And Usually Are Not Consulted About Our Departure, What Makes So Many Of Us Think We're Entitled To So Much While We're Here?

Real Writers-that Is, Capital W Writers-rarely Make Much Money. Their Biggest Reward Is The Occasional Reader's Response.... Commentators-in-print Voicing Big Fat Opinions-you Might Call Us Small W Writers-get Considerably More Feedback Than Writers. The Letters I Personally Find Most Flattering Are Not The Very Rare Ones That Speak Well Of My Editorials, But The Occasional Reader Who Wants To Know Who Writes Them. I Always Happily Assume The Letter-writers Is Implying That The Editorials Are So Good That I Couldn't Have Written Them Myself.

The Difference Between Towering And Cowering Is Totally A Matter Of Inner Posture.