“I am terribly glad to be alive; and when I have wit enough to think about it, terribly proud to be a man and an American, with all the rights and privileges that those words connote; and most of all I am humble before the responsibilities that are also mine. For no right comes without a responsibility, and being born luckier than most of the world's millions, I am also born more obligated.” ThinkingMenWorldEnoughBornResponsibilityMillionsAliveRightsMinesProudPrivilegeHumbleWitGladBe A ManRights And PrivilegesGlad To Be Alive Book:Stealing Glances: Three Interviews with Wallace Stegner Source: Stealing Glances: Three Interviews with Wallace Stegner
“One may imagine that a man who blew the trumpet for his living would be glad to play the violin for his amusement.” MenMayPlayWould BeImagineGladImagine ThatAmusementViolinTrumpets Book:If I lived my life again Source: If I lived my life again