Teaching is a strategic act of engagement.

I probably use my chef's knives more than any other tool in the kitchen. I'm not married to a particular brand, because they all work, they all have sharp blades.

We may get a paycheck, but over time what we sense is the dying of our souls.

A kind of synthesis, but with some elements that perhaps you wouldn't have expected in advance. I always like that when that happens, when something comes that is more than the sum of the parts.

Well it's not easy being Tiger Woods on the course. It's not easy being Tiger Woods off the course. In his defense, it's not easy being Tiger Woods.

A brainiac notices everything, an ignoramus comments about everything.

you could be ordinary and attempt something extraordinary, without being able to explain it in a logical way.

To learn to play seriously is one of the great secrets of spiritual exploration.

No one will ever feel sorry for me.

I just always had energy and my energy came from G-O-D! But I never needed anyone to get me going because I always had that energy.

My favorite newer movie is "Training Day." Denzel Washington is, to me, one of the greatest actors ever. The way he gets into those roles is ridiculous.