Journalism has always existed in two different realities . . . the economic marketplace and [the] special institution to serve read more

Journalism has always existed in two different realities . . . the economic marketplace and [the] special institution to serve the public interest. The traditional balance between those two has become destabilized. Economic reality has taken over.

My private measure of success is daily. If this were to be the last day of my life would I read more

My private measure of success is daily. If this were to be the last day of my life would I be content with it? To live in a harmonious balance of commitments and pleasures is what I strive for.

Democracy is not an easy form of government, because it is never final; it is a living, changing organism, with read more

Democracy is not an easy form of government, because it is never final; it is a living, changing organism, with a continuous shifting and adjusting of balance between individual freedom and general order.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter read more

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

The balance of nature is reached when heating the house costs as much as going south for the winter.

The balance of nature is reached when heating the house costs as much as going south for the winter.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter.

Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, read more

Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility, and commitment.

Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men -- the read more

Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men -- the balance-wheel of the social machinery.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.