If the bombs go off the sun will still be shining, because I've heard it said thatevery mushroom cloud has a silver lining.

Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions.

Sometimes my art is just an illusion - or is it?

It is possible to renounce everything and attain enlightenment. But most people don't want to renounce; they wish to run away from responsibility and hard work.

The pine is the mother of legends.

Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.

When boiled down to its essence, unforgiveness is hatred.

There was clearly great charm and worth in a sport so quaintly perverse in its basic instructions. Hit down to make the ball rise. Swing easy to make it go far. Finish high to make it go straight.

Professionally, I did a couple of operas when I was in school, when I was 18.

Success Comes from listening to your customer.

If my body were a tree trunk, the rings would surely reveal the time it has had to mature.