“Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.”

“Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.”

“Any nation that expects to be ignorant and free," Jefferson said, "expects what never was and never will be." And if the gap between the educated and the uneducated in America continues to grow as it is in our time, as fast as or faster than the gap between the rich and the poor, the gap between the educated and the uneducated is going to be of greater consequence and the more serious threat to our way of life. We must not, by any means, misunderstand that.”

“Be equal to your talent, not your age. At times let the gap between them be embarrassing.”

“The only means by which one could attain complete happiness is to avoid living in constant expectation of it. It's the expectation that causes our unhappiness and consequent bitterness about life”

“Our talents are the gift that God gives to us... What we make of our talents is our gift back to God”