Newspapers provided a common culture of aspiration.

The overall result was drift punctuated by protest.

Constantinople had been changing for sometime before the Young Turks got hold of it. It would continue to change long after they had gone.

The city (of Vienna) had an unerring tradition of celebrating some of it's greatest composers after it had around them to die in poverty.

New York presented a paradox. While foreigners thought of New York has the symbol of America, many Americans viewed the city with some suspicion as the country's most foreign.

As an angler and a gardener, I cherish each drop of rain that falls.

My dad never pushed me but the big thing is that he helped me by going out in the backyard and playing with me.

A positive attitude goes a long way. Focus your energy on the here and now, and see how a happier you shines through.

Everything we would ever need to become rich and powerful and sophisticated is within our reach. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply, neglect.

I experimented a bunch with Ernie Ball in getting the strings to not flop around too much, but at the same time not to be too thick to where you're playing telephone cables.

We all need to provide the checks and balances for democracy.

I remember the very thing that I do not wish to; I cannot forget the things I wish to forget.

Hope for the best, get ready for the worst, and then take what God chooses to send.

Don't live up to your stereotypes.

We can all reduce our life to a description that makes people feel sorry for ourselves or we can expand our life to a dimension where we connect and give to others.