“Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for...” — Henri Frederic Amiel Quote

“Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin.”

“Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.”

“Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.”

“I am not very moved by historical apologies.”

“Republicans fear Nancy Pelosi because she has Teflon skin and a spine of steel - and because she is a progressive woman who wields power with supreme potency and without a moment of apology or uncertainty.”

“I have no apologies.”