Ah, mastery... what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills... and then sees the light under the new door those skills can open, even as another door is closing.

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If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep...

If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep...

To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.

To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.

There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively...

There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively...

I went to Vietnam; it was my first assignment as a reporter for the UPI,...

I went to Vietnam; it was my first assignment as a reporter for the UPI,...

I think you have to remember that Americans saw their purpose as so innately good...

I think you have to remember that Americans saw their purpose as so innately good...

We thought that whatever we wanted to do was right and good, simply because we...

We thought that whatever we wanted to do was right and good, simply because we...

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

Sex and older women used to be considered an oxymoron, rarely mentioned in the same...

Sex and older women used to be considered an oxymoron, rarely mentioned in the same...

The unthinkable occurred: two communist countries went to war with each other.

The unthinkable occurred: two communist countries went to war with each other.

Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an...

Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an...

We wanted to see this country win the war just as much as those advisors...

We wanted to see this country win the war just as much as those advisors...

People talked to me in a way I think they would not have talked to...

People talked to me in a way I think they would not have talked to...

Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.

Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole...

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole...

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.

We had a military and political leadership at that period which was genuinely deluded.

We had a military and political leadership at that period which was genuinely deluded.

These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed...

These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed...

You remember all those phrases about how hese people - Asians - don't value human...

You remember all those phrases about how hese people - Asians - don't value human...

At least I'm at peace with myself. I have done my best to write a...

At least I'm at peace with myself. I have done my best to write a...