My father insisted that the boys in my life were directly responsible for my juvenile-delinquent tendencies. My mother, more accurately, assumed that I was the bad influence.

Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.

I don't mind losing. Losing is like breathing to me.

I'm sorry you're angry is not an apology.

You're a terrible cook, Daniel." "I know," he replied, "But it's the effort that counts." "I hope that's not the slogan for your dental practice.

We are all a mess of contradictions; some of our traits work for us, some against us.

I have a weakness for tough guys who read." - Izzy Spellman

Somebody is always hiding something.

What's her name?" "None of your business." "That can't possibly be her name.

I refuse to have a life partner who spends his days pretending to be on a BBC show.

ISABEL: Sorry I missed my session Monday. DR. RUSH: Would you like to tell me why? ISABEL: I was depressed. DR. RUSH: That's a good reason to come to therapy.

I can’t control my feelings, but I’m learning to have a say in how much my feelings control me.

If your ministry can't work without you, then it is no longer Christ-centered. Minister toward Jesus, not yourself.

Never Judge a Book by its Cover". This quote doesn't apply to books only, but also to people, places and everything else.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

We sometimes feel like hamsters on a wheel, covering the same musical ground we did 20 or more years ago.

If I lose at play, I blaspheme; if my fellow loses, he blasphemes. So, God is always the loser.

You cannot direspect the caterpillar and rave about the butterfly.

But even in the schoolyard I'd been aware of that silence, that reserve in him, as though he'd been raised by foxes and language was his second language.

You know, 600,000 millionaires get a Social Security check every month. I think there's enough waste and inefficiency.

There are a few things that make me angry. Mostly things not going my way.