USC is the National Champion like Al Gore is the President of the United States.

Simply put, success in LSU football is essential for the success of Louisiana State University.

The gut-check message is do we have the right balance in our culture? Or are we in a position where hero worship and winning at all costs has subordinated our core values?

For next several years PSU can focus on rebuilding its athletic culture, not worrying about whether it's going to a bowl game.

In the guise of frankness many people ruin their world by saying unpleasant things to friends and family. The bad words make them a bad world.

No force but love can impel one to step willingly into the shadows so that the other may shine.

A work of art is the trace of a magnificent struggle.

Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor we do not remember him in it.

Kindness effects more than severity.

A child hasn't a grown-up person's appetite for affection. A little of it goes a long way with them; and they like a good imitation of it better than the real thing, as every nurse knows.

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.

He who speaks the truth must keep one foot in the stirrup.

Nations, like individuals in a state of nature, are equal and independent, possessing certain rights and owing certain duties to each other.

I've been fortunate to be in films that are classic, that are going to be around.