Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

I have had time to analyze my feelings. I am certain that they are totally neurotic, sexist, silly, and a big waste of time.

I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.

Miss Child is never bashful with butter.

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.

The establishment people tell us that if the workers wanted to share the profits, it was called communism. When management wants to share profits, it's called a bonus.

The House looks like more fun. It's like the Donahue show. The Senate is like one of those Sunday morning public service programs.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.

We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

Positive emotions like compassion and loving kindness engender in us a deep sense of peace and serenity, and benefits others as well.

Raven scowled through his too-long bangs. “The Angel Song doesn’t hurt humans. It only affects the evil within.” “Then you should be writhing on the ground with the hounds, ” Mace mumbled.

I was happy with the umpiring in India last year, New Zealand is OK these days, and the only real area of concern is Pakistan. They seem to have a chip on their shoulders about their cricket there.

Obviously defense is my strength, but I still need to improve on that. I need to improve on offense. Every part.

I've seen children's eyes light up when I tell them about black holes and the Big Bang.

When the flood cometh it sweepeth away grain as well as chaff.

A plot is like the bones of a person, not interesting like expression, or signs of experience, but the support of the whole.

I was two when we left Indiana, and I don't really remember it that well.

Love requires a willingness to die; marriage, a willingness to live.

I never want to look back on any moment and say I could have done more. So I go all in.