Confronted with the vision of a beautiful garden, we see something beautiful about ourselves.

A garden is a love song, a duet between a human being and Mother Nature.

A person who loves his or her work Is like a plant in the right spot: There growth is maximized And the yield is greatest.

Our notion of what makes a paradise always returns to the image of a beautiful and fruitful garden.

Fresh grapes and wine are perhaps the most luscious foods we mortals encounter during our sojourn here.

Art is not about thinking something up. It is about the opposite—getting something down.

Existence was not only absurd, it was plain hard work

Thinking, like other drugs, can be a useful distraction from pain, as long as it's managed and doesn't become an addiction.

The protestant martyrs and their monuments testify to the fact that they died, not on account of ecclesial differences, but because the issue was the way of salvation.

When Celtic faced closure in 1994. My feelings then were of disbelief and concern for my mates who were Celtic fans.

It's no longer about pitching the Today Show. It's about creating content that will attract the Today Show.

When you're up for an Oscar, you just get offered everything. It's fantastic, but a lot of it you're completely inappropriate for.

One does not make revolutions by halves.

Bigotry is surely an exportable American commodity, especially when it comes to race.

If you get fooled by a pitch with less than two strikes, take it.