I question the premise that digital is necessarily the enemy of traditional media. In many ways, it presents us with enormous opportunities.

You are born to build the society, not to follow it.

The simple truth is that happy people generally don't get sick.

Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.

Once I was standing in line to buy a telephone and Senator Wirth was in line with me. The next day the New York Times reported that we'd both purchased telephones and what price we'd paid!

Gratitude is a two fold love - love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.

You gotta improvise in life. You gotta improv if the police pull you over.

If you're looking for happiness in things, you'll never find it.

The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation. So make your words count.

The derision comes from snobbery, which I think is the worst thing for art and music. I don't think there's any place for it and it comes from insecurity.

When I was very young, you would get the TV listings from The Globe and The Herald, and you would basically go through them, circle things, and map out your viewing week.