There is no real aloneness. There is solitude and the nurturing silence that is relationship with ourselves, but even then we are part of something larger.

What a strange alchemy we have worked, turning earth around to destroy itself, using earth's own elements to wound it.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it

Growing up in the Boroughs, I thought I must be the cleverest boy in the world, an illusion that I was able to maintain until I got to the grammar school.

But grace can be the experience of a second wind, when even though what you want is clarity and resolution, what you get is stamina and poignancy and the strength to hang on.

There are a lot of people who look great but can't sing.

Armani is a fashion house that I think is iconic and beautiful.

I've been through a lot of ups and downs. Just willing to get back up and grind every day to try and get better.

When I was a kid, I was always an athlete. I played a lot of sports. I played football, basketball, baseball and soccer.

The possession of wealth confers honor; it is an invidious distinction.

Self-defense is a part of the law of nature; nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself.