“They skimped on clothing and entertainment, and, with rents tightly controlled, spent a major percentage of their income on food.”

“I first went there late one afternoon with the fabled Paris photographer Robert Doisneau, who thrived on collecting local color.”

“As you give to fund God's needs, are you forced to trust Him to provide for yours? That's what a growing faith is about. And over the long haul, it's not enough just to commit to a percentage. Growth means reviewing your giving goals and occasionally increasing the percentage you give.”

“History was like some vast thing that was always over the tight horizon, invisible except in its effects. It was what happened when you weren't looking -- an unknowable infinity of events, which although out of control, controlled everything.”

“Whatever your income, always live below your means.”

“What most people call talent is our way to vent, and if we’re not discovered it will never pay the rent.”

“But the culture has failed, almost entirely, in inculcating internal controls on actions that have their origin in authority. For this reason, the latter constitutes a far greater danger to human survival.”