Helplessness in the face of a child's suffering is the curse of parenthood.

I mean that if you are not absolutely sure of a thing, it is so difficult to commit yourself to a definite course of action.

And even then, it might not have been too awful, but his head snapped back and he hit a rock, breaking like a blunt molar from the ground.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

There was something else I couldn't quite define--something that made me uneasy. We were a wrong fit, like unmatching puzzle pieces.

I've been coming to America since 1970, and it's like my second home, but I've never felt such a divided country, ever. I didn't think it would get to this point, and it breaks my heart.

Enlightenment doesn't mean you know anything. It doesn't mean you don't know anything. It means that you've returned to the source, consciously.

The pressure to give A grades is intense. It comes from the students and increasingly from their parents as well.

Creating is always so much more stimulating than destroying.

When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth.

I think I love jokes! The best jokes are equal to the best art, in my mind, and as rare.