The noblest of the elements is water

In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection

Water is the best of all things.

Learn what you are and be such.

Words have a longer life than deeds.

O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.

Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

Of the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.

She teaches me that the world is made to be pounced on and enjoyed, and that there is absolutely no reason at all to hold back.

Remember: a story is not a vignette. It has a beginning, middle and an end. It is not merely a snapshot in time.

A biggest mistake I made when I started doing a talk show was I thought you had to read the books.

I have to admit, in January and February I was in an absolute fuzz. I had no one on board. It wasn't that I didn't know what I was doing, but we didn't have all the pieces put together.

I'm not a big disco guy. Some of that English techno-poppy stuff wouldn't get me in the mood either.

I want to stay in Hawaii a little while. I'm kind of liking it over there.

Growth is transcending yourself, your habitual self, which is none other than ego.

It was scary how much she sounded like me sometimes. Maybe that's why she totally got on my nerves

I want the kind of career where I can move back and forth.

I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments.