Anyone who says they're not afraid at the time of a hurricane is either a fool or a liar, or a little bit of both.

The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it.

I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.

In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.

Learning what you don't want to do is the next best thing to figuring out what you want to do.

Be honest about what you see, get out of the way and let the story reveal itself

You can't stop suffering, you can't stop terrible things from happening, but you can bear witness... The least us reporters can do is go there and tell their stories.

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe things a lot more.

The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path that was visible when they were on it.

What a familiarity with the construction of Turing test bots had begun to show me was that we fail - again and again- to actually be human with other humans, so maddeningly much of the time.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.

Nature is inexorable. If men do not follow the truth they cannot live.

Revenge is a meal best served cold.

You can have, you can be, you can do whatever you want to do once you make the decision, so that would be my greatest piece of advice.

I understand - and often make fun of - the desire to run to the wall text before running to the painting.

I don't think I am evangelical in my work.

To make the future demands courage. It demands work. But it also demands faith.

Because nearly all digital libraries are tied to bricks-and-mortar institutions, the funding base tends to be quite localized.