The single most important condition for literacy learning is the presence of mentors who are joyfully literate people.

... I suddenly woke up to the fact that if I accepted anybody's definition of what there was in the world, I would be limited.

Listen to your fears, they are the doorway to your freedom.

Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings.

The word experience is like a shrapnel shell, and bursts into a thousand meanings.

Convergence of our views on global trade issues under the WTO and our common resolve to combat terrorism provide a valuable base for mutual understanding.

I would hope my legacy would be bringing smiles to faces. Happiness with my music.

You're such a cynic," Molly said. "I think cynics are playful and cute.

Imagine having journalists in your own home and not even covering the furniture with plastic sheets first.

I still frequent my parents' house. I go there to escape, back to the bedroom that I grew up in. Just to sit there and feel small.

Man can be literally transformed by his own repentance and by God's gift of forgiveness.

Comedians are sociologists. We're pointing out stuff that the general public doesn't even stop to think about, looking at life in slow-motion and questioning everything we see.