Every child has to raise itself.

To build up a future, you have to know the past.

There are no walls, no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind.

I hope Anne's book will have an effect on the rest of your life so that insofar as it is possible in your own circumstances, you will work for unity and peace.

I shall remember the look in Margot's eyes all my life.

We all had lots of stories of our sad experiences - they mourned the death of my wife with me - but we were hopeful that the children would return.

Most parents don’t know really their children.

Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been writing your story and it's time you took the pen from his hand and started writing it yourself.

I praise loudly. I blame softly.

Men often think it's the bad boys who get the hot chicks. But I'm living proof that the good guys win.

It's extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now.

You have come to the shore. There are no instructions.

I used to go to the Cleveland Comedy Club all the time. If there was a comic I liked, I'd go see him two or three times that week. Bob Saget was one of those guys.

Hip-hop has been the guiding light of my life as a musician and a music fan. It's the one common thread through all of it from the time I bought my first record probably. It's always been there.

I'm sorry, but you just made me lose my sense of humor, which is deeply regrettable.

In fact, a lot of critics seemed to consider R.E.M. the first American music since the '60s to break out on its own and develop a stand-alone sound.

You cannot underestimate the importance of preparation.