Apollo wanted out. Out of Aphrodite, out of this bathroom, out of this house, and out of this life.

Did you just call me ‘sweetie’?” I asked. She shoved my shoulder. “No.

Everyone has a story to tell. But the story of your life is only yours and it's uniqueness makes it a real one.

You're the optimist all the way through, pretending to be a pessimist on the inside, because you can act like it hurts less if you say you knew all along it was going to go down like that.

In my card catalogue, the Dewey Decimal System had placed him firmly under Ancient History.

I think that all things, in their way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least.

As you improve health in a society, population growth goes down. You know, I thought it was... before I learned about it, I thought it was paradoxical.

Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.

The way I would measure leadership is this: of the people that are working with me, how many wake up in the morning thinking that the company is theirs?

Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up.

Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.