Balanced emotions are crucial to intuitive decision making.

Other friends have said, "I don't understand why you've used this trumpet-style sound rather than a real one when you know you can write for trumpet." But it's most important to get the energy right.

A high civilization is a pyramid: it can stand only on a broad base; its primary prerequisite is a strong and soundly consolidated mediocrity.

These tears do me good, they have watered the parched place; perhaps my heart will grow again there!

I have clearly said we faced terrorist enemies who use Islam to justify slaughtering innocent people and we have to stop them and we will. We have to defeat radical jihadist terrorism.

As soon as an actress is past 40, they call her a grande dame. As long as I'm here in good health, I'm stable.

Where are the Robert Redfords and Paul Newmans of my age group? I love James Franco, but where's the next James Franco? Where are the hunks who can act?

If there is one word that describes our form of society in America, it may be the word-voluntary.

Health is a consumation of a love affair of all the organs of the body.

In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends, but they are imprisoned by an enchanter in these paper and leathern boxes.

I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need these forests.