There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just read more

There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just people in the end.

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.

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only read more

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or very foolish imagine otherwise

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.

The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.

The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy -- a few tears of human spirit in with the read more

I always try to balance the light with the heavy -- a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and read more

In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

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.