A fine writer must appreciate and accept the power of language manifestly.

Great time is for those who made effort. Better time is for those who made gain.

Those who are equipped will survived. Those who are not will not.

It’s amazing to consider just how many people smile at the thought of you.

The most effective form of activism is kindness.

Do you want a world with . . . more joy and happiness? Then find your own joy and happiness and contribute to the joy and happiness of others.

If you're a boxer, you have your trainer. As an actor, I have Ivana Chubbuck. She's my teacher as an actress and in this crazy thing called life.

Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?

The fake slap invariably makes contact, adding the elements of shock and betrayal to what had previously been plain old-fashioned fear.

Calumny is like counterfeit money; many people who would not coin it circulate it without qualms.

All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.

I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in heaps of manure and sings about the beauty of the work I wasn't doing.