Believing in gods always causes confusion.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

In our changing world nothing changes more than geography.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

All in all, Vermont is a jewel state, small but precious.

Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

I am more emotionally attached to book characters than actual people in my life.

The greatest threats to Democracy are comfort and apathy.

Managing games comes second. Managing people comes first.

When you have the opportunity to do something, you have to jump on it.

Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part.

I feel lucky, happy and philosophical about it all.

Home advantage is usually an advantage to the home team

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.

Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening.