I hoped that it would be possible to slide slowly from my public life back to the life of teaching and writing that I had always wanted. But things didn't work out that way.
Charles Van Doren
My total winnings after 14 appearances were $129,000.
Charles Van Doren
The last part, the part you're now approaching, was for Aristotle the most important for happiness.
Charles Van Doren
Some of you read with me 40 years ago a portion of Aristotle's Ethics, a selection of passages that describe his idea of happiness. You may not remember too well.
Charles Van Doren
Because the world is radically new, the ideal encyclopedia should be radical, too.