On the New England Patriots losing the Super Bowl after going 18-0: We set high expectations, now we go down as 18-1, and that is one big zit. It is one big blemish. We choked.

Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

Nil Sine Magno Labore ("Nothing without great effort") --Motto of Brooklyn College

As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal there will be those who will delight to offer affront to your idol.

Miserable Orpheus who, turning to lose his Eurydice, beholds her for the first time as well as the last.

It's not that I don't care about content, but content is not the only way a photograph has meaning.

I love it when ugliness is beautiful. I love character flaws.

Go beyond reason to love: it is safe. It is the only safety.

[Hillary Clinton] worked a tough negotiation with nations around the world to eliminate the Iranian nuclear weapons program without firing a shot.

Football comes naturally to me, but basketball is a challenge, that's why I like it so much.

The key to developing the courage to change is to first accept that change is inevitable.