My grandmotherhad no time for old, no matter how her face crinkledor her days folded like an apron aroundher middle.

Knowledge is a tool, and like all tools, its impact is in the hands of the user.

The whole present moment was a celebration

I love how Scarlett Avery has a way of making the stories come to life. —P brad

One of the luxuries of a politican's life is that you see yourself as others see you.

If I did not have my wife, I wouldn't be married, I wouldn't have the life that I have and I wouldn't have my wonderful baby boy who's not a baby anymore - he's going to be eight-years-old.

I still do a weekly opinion column for the Miami Herald, and it's like shooting fish in a barrel. Rotten fish.

Shamanism is being reinvented in the West precisely because it is needed

I started to try to be a colorist, although secretly thinking of myself as somewhat of a black and whiteist.

It always feels good to win, it's always tough to lose.

I think a double bass for me would be too much effort. But the cello, you're really engaged and the sound is kind of right here. So, it feels like being merged, married to an instrument.