An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain, " one of the survivors wrote. "The equality of all men".

Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary.

Today's veterans often come home to find that, although they're willing to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it.

The gift of life is the most valuable wealth.

Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.

There may be significant things to learn about people by looking at what annoys them most.

Well. I don't suppose you have to believe in ghosts to know that we are all haunted, all of us, by things we can see and feel and guess at, and many more things that we can't.

The self-edited author is as foolish as the self-medicated patient.

Comfort is definitely important to me, especially when Im running around.

For those of us who have been diagnosed with cancer, time is a precious commodity. The time and distance from the scientist's lab bench to the patient's bedside must be shortened.

A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.

If you see how a plant grows and you taste it in situ you have a perfect example of how it should taste on the plate.

I love eating chocolate cake and ice cream after a show. I almost justify it in my mind as, 'You were a good boy onstage and you did your show, so now you can have some cake and ice cream.'