“It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's al...” — Sheryl Sandberg Quote

“It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness.”

“When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most eligible women marry young to get a 'good man' before they are all taken.”

“I learned that when life pulls you under, you can kick against the bottom, break the surface, and breathe again.”

“All the interests of my reason, speculative as well as practical, combine in the three following questions: 1. What can I know? 2. What ought I to do? 3. What may I hope?”

“I take my vacation on the combine and tractor.”

“My theory is that Kurt had a lot of residual pain from his childhood. And when you pile that on top of his experience in World War II - he was in Dresden when it was bombed and saw a city annihilated. When you combine those two things, my impression of Kurt Vonnegut at 84 was that he was a very pained and haunted man.”