The foundation stone of all philosophy is self-knowledge and being true to thy self. A person must address an inner necessity in order to realize the fundamental truth about oneself, seek self-improvement, and gain knowledge through experience.
Life when one first arrives is a continual mortification as one's romantic illusions are successively shattered and the musical treasure-house of one's imagination crumbles before the hopelessness of the reality. Every day fresh experiences bring fresh disappointments.
Devoid of any real liberty or justice, America and her children had fallen prey to what amounted to little more than a thinly veiled dictatorship. She now represented not the proud citadel of freedom, but the failed experiment of democracy.
“They're still young, but you can really see the difference a year of experience under their belts can make. The whole team is really stepping up and you can see a lot of confidence in each and every one of them.”
“I like the team we have put together so far. We've got a number of players with World Championship experience as well as several younger guys that are likely going to be part of our program for many years to come.”
“O.A.R. is a band that has become increasingly popular among our generation, and will fill Clowes Hall with ease. Although our campus is quite small, we have continued to bring big names in music to experience the Butler bubble.”
“EdgeTrade.com is the next generation of online broker dealer. What we do is take the customer's experience of the market another step by giving them full control over their execution and routing their order to the place that they most efficiently will get an execution.”
“Shopping is a sensory experience. People are subconsciously recording things like the layout of the store, the lighting, whether the aisles are overflowing, whether the prices are clearly indicated and how easy or difficult it is to find a product every time you visit a store.”
“She is an example of why you need to do what you want to do, and be doing that today. For my students I hope they participate in class, get the most they can get out of it and enjoy such a wonderful experience that college provides.”
To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me, it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is."; NEH 2003 Jefferson Lecturer interview profile]