Dipping into the pitcher of the past, his father often said, can only sour the cup of the present.

Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.

Management must manage!

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

To have a child when you're older, it wrenches you up out of your nap and makes you look at things, you know, afresh. It forces the world on you. And I think it's a good thing.

Americans didn't really have any experience with something as basic as "community."

Our bodies are always exposed to Satan. The maladies I suffer are not natural, but Devil's spells.

There are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and only good things can result.

Those writers who lie on the watch for novelty can have little hope of greatness; for great things cannot have escaped former observation.

Music has generally involved a lot of awkward contraptions, a certain amount of heavy lifting.

The Cuban people have an amazingly strong and unbroken spirit.