The flames of the luau bonfire burned brightly. Sparks flew into the sky and disappeared before they reached the stars above. Near the horizon, the moon was large and round and flawless as porcelain.

Emerald slopes became so tall they touched the clouds, and showers painted diamond waterfalls that sluiced down cliff sides.

Anybody can get worked up, if they have the intention. It's peacefulness that is hard to come by on purpose.

A group needs enemies, because without enemies its identity cannot continue to be defined.

Take me to the pilot of your soul.

Wise and prudent men and intelligent conservatives have long known that in a changing world worthy institutions can be conserved only by adjusting them to the changing time.

Around the ancient track marched, rank on rank, The army of unalterable law.

Just as our kids don't understand the difference between broadcast and cable, the line between TV and Internet TV is about to disappear.

I don't know how to speak to celebrities. Every time I talk to Alan Menken, I say something stupid and I have to apologize.

Love the one who wears your ring. And cherish the children who share your name. Succeed at home first.

Oh, Mama was a smart woman. It takes a smart woman to fall in love with a good man.

Poetry and painting are rooted in the same law, The work of heaven and of the first cause.