As a child I found railroad stations exciting, mysterious, and even beautiful, as indeed they often were.

I found a red Oscar de la Renta raincoat, and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

We yearn for the beautiful, the unknown, and the mysterious.

Even as a child, I found a way to survive.

Human beings are infinitely worth studying, especially the peculiarities that often go along with outstanding gifts.

Indeed it is the protean ability of Western civilization to be self-critical and self-correcting - not only in producing wealth but over the whole range of human activities - that constitutes its most decisive superiority over any of its rivals.