Here's to the future, he said and lifted the glass to his mouth. There was a lump of regret stuck in his throat as he spoke the words, but he washed it down with the whiskey.

It's no such thing! she said. It's friendship! And if you're a man who can't tell friendship from charity, then you're to be pitied!

Church words are easy to say, but they're not so easy to live by.

Cyrus is the meat and potatoes of my life, but Prudence was a cupcake I could enjoy just for the sheer sweetness of being with her.

A man's pride will cause him to do things you never dreamed possible. He got fired up about being right and blocked out everything else.

A man cannot change who he is. He can only hope that with age comes the wisdom to see his folly. I would like to believe I have achieved that.

In stillness I notice how time and space disappear. All there is is the present moment and my willingness to listen...to allow the stillness to speak-Eileen Fisher

qYour pride for your country should not come after your country becomes great

Not only are three-putt greens probable, at times they are an achievment.

Risk is good. Not properly managing your risk is a dangerous leap.

Actors never discuss future plans.

What a thrill. You know you've entered new territory when you realise that your outfit cost more than your film.

Relationships are like a book, in that they are for learning.

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.

Imagine what Masaccio or Leonardo would have done if they had an instrument with which they could point, push a button, and get an image.

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions.