I have known the fruits of strikes. The bitter and the sweet. Hunger and music.

My father and brothers were coal miners.

Who deserves more credit than the wife of a coal miner? Mother was one.

You load 16 tons, and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. St. Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go. I owe my soul to the company store.

The saddest songs are written when a person is happy.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

i never met myself before i die once in lifetime coming again as best alive

There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers.

I feel very privileged indeed to be appointed to be the next Chief Rabbi.

Oxford, the paradise of dead philosophies.

Neither technology nor efficiency can acquire more time for you, because time is not a thing you have lost. It is not a thing you ever had.

There's lots of things you pull out lipstick for.

It's always darkest before the ultimate sparkle.

Social networking sites like Myspace, Friendster, and Facebook have literally exploded in popularity in just a few short years.