If you believe that every life has equal value, it's revolting to learn that some lives are seen as worth saving and others are not. We said to ourselves: "This can't be true. But if it is true, it deserves to be the priority of our giving."

The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.

"A well-written biography is a bridge between the past and the present."

In coal, efficiency today defines existence tomorrow.

A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.