Painting is at once a form of meditation and an utter, complete personal engagement with life.

Abstract and conceptual painters face different demons than representational painters, but neither group has a monopoly on either authenticity or originality.

Power brings a man many luxuries, but a clean pair of hands is seldom among them.

The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.

The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs.

We must turn to nature itself, to the observations of the body in health and in disease to learn the truth.

Sometimes you need an anchor, whatever it might be. You need a space to connect. So often you get into a way of doing things.

Theodore Roosevelt is a natural choice for leadership education. Along with many other observers, I believe he was among the greatest of leaders to serve as president.

Sometimes I think that people's characters get forged, at least in part, from their names.

Sometimes a movie encapsulates a period or a moment in all of our lives in such a way that it never dies.

I've never seen anyone sleep with their head hanging off the back of a wooden chair before - was the couch not comfortable enough for you?

I don't want to wreck my voice. I love to concentrate on playing the bass and keeping it very rock-solid. If I were singing, I would have blown out my voice.