Sometimes you need to give people something that's for them, not just something that makes you feel good giving it.

The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.

To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.

Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections.

I love revision. Where else can spilled milk be turned into ice cream?

As much pleasure as young people get from Twittering and texting, there is no way these activities will nourish their minds and spirits the way literature can.

Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.

As I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who have taken away my time are those who have given me something to say.

Some folks are natural born kickers. They can always find a way to turn disaster into butter.

I love to read. But I loved to read a lot longer than I started to love writing.

Think about the change that the world experiences without the aid of the right people and those who love and appreciate the presence of nature.

We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city.

Consumers deserve to know exactly what they're getting for their money when they sign-up for a 4G data plan.

I don't like to watch golf on television because I can't stand people who whisper.

Republicans are calling the Bush-Cheney ticket the 'Wizard of Oz' ticket. One needs a heart and the other needs a brain.

Canst thou prophesy, thou little tree, What the glory of thy boughs shall be?

These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed for Vietnam.

My feeling is that a newspaper should serve its readers and it just seems to me that given what is going in the world, people are hungry for something.

After "Jack Reacher" the parts I didn't like, most of it was silly.