I assured myself that I'd seen the most wicked block perpetuated by man or beast.

When I grew up in Flatbush, 'we played football, stickball and baseball all the time, right out there on the city streets. Football was my favorite.

He was like a second father to me (of George Halas)

When days seem like years and years feel like days.

A fish is a genius in water, an eagle is a genius in air, a fox is a genius on land, and a sage is a genius in life.

Life is like an analogy.

I remember growing up knowing I wanted to be on the stage. I wanted to get to London as soon as possible and start auditioning for theater.

I'm not saying I'm smarter than Steve Jobs was, but I would have made the iPhone charger cord twice as long.

Faith actually moves no mountains, but instead raises them up where there were none before.

To know another's heart, you must first know your own.

I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering.

Well,' said Mrs Smiling, 'it sounds an appalling place, but in a different way from all the others. I mean, it does sound interesting and appalling, while the others just sound appalling.

Ethics must be reintroduced to public service to restore people's faith in government. Without such faith, democracy cannot flourish. Your ambitious agenda is filling a desperate need.