In football a man was asked to do a difficult and brutal job, and he either did it or got out.

Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to check the mental exhilaration produced by extended sobriety.

To be mindful of social phenomena is thus to identify more clearly hatred, greed, and delusion as well as the seeds of wisdom and compassion both around us and in us. (p. 52)

...I am talking about evil.It blooms.It eats.It grins.

Even in the darkest and most cruel person, there is still a kernel of good. and within the most perfect champion, there is also darkness. The question is, will one give into the dark or the light?

Children are the most honest critics. They will say 'You're funny', but also 'You're pathetic - go away.'

Civilization means conforming to a standard of behavior that may not seem natural to us.

I believe in a civil society we should do as much as possible not to have firearms in any guise, but obviously they are a necessary function of policing.

Humanity is on the march, earth itself is left behind.

Talent is being able to sell what you're feeling.

I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments.

Constraints inspire us in how we approach the press, how we approach business relationships, how we do everything.