By the time I was 9, I had the conviction that everybody in the world was an artist except plumbers or people who delivered groceries.

Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti.

If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers

Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years.

The truth is, when all is said and done, one does not teach a subject, one teaches a student how to learn it.

If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.

Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

We’ve all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I’m tragically funny and good-looking.

Looking back now at my first World Cup experience, I didn't know what was going on. I was a newbie and I had no idea what to expect.

The two most abundant forms of power on earth are solar and wind, and they're getting cheaper and cheaper.

It's hard to find other musicians that push you to go somewhere new all the time.

When we fear God, then we shall fear no man, however high-placed he may be.

I'm interested in designing not the object but the process that leads to the object.

I got tired of New York. I mean when you grow up somewhere, uh, I just basically wanted something different for myself and if I was planning on having a family.

Chasing after a guy who's not interested in you will rip the hell out of your self-respect. Better to face facts now because the longer you put it off, the harder it'll be.

When I danced, I felt I was entering the temple of Art.

Skill in writing frees you to write what you want to write. It may also show you what you want to write. Craft enables art.