Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.

The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them.

Poets speak of hope in ladies smiles, but give me a smirk any day, I say.

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

Don't wish to be normal. Wish to be yourself. To the hilt. Find out what you're best at, and develop it, and hopscotch your weaknesses. Wish to be great at whatever you are.

I'm very interested in the impact of biotechnology on the way people live.

If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.

Aim high. You may still miss the target, but at least you won't shoot your foot off.

Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable.

The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of The New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C.

Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same.

School curriculum, learning activities--all educational pursuits--should be characterized by and should lead to a sense and experience of wholeness. (p25)

To love is to open the window of your heart for all of the beauty of the world to come in and dance with the joy in your soul.

Nothing has changed but my attitude, therefore, everything has changed.

It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the characters they are portraying.

The main conclusion here arrived at ... is that man is descended from some less highly organized form.

Put positive energy out into the world. If everybody did that, we would be in harmony.

The silence was unbearable to him. If the pictures could have reflected the feelings inside him, they would have been screaming in pain.

What I mean is, I don't know what I mean.

The bell that measures time is ringing

The less attractive the character, the more I enjoyed writing them. Officious bureaucrats and PowerPoint weasels are where it's at for me.