Very big business is in bed with very big government in Washington, and has more to do with what the average person sees, hears and reads than most people know.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

A lot of tight Senate races out there. Let's hit those chips with another dash of salsa, Ed Bradley.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

[My job is] a very high trapeze act, frequently with no net.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

Joy in the Holy spirit is one of the signs of the kingdom of God

I feel a sudden clear focus and perspective. There is no time for anything inessential. I must focus on myself, my work, and my friends.

Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. )ust put forth a clear enough request and everything your heart truly desires must come to you.

I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.

At no other time has Nature concentrated such a wealth of valuable nourishment into such a small space as in the cocoa bean.

UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.

Most people who do have the instincts will never recognize that they do, because they don't have the courage or the good fortune to discover their potential.

I have owed you this letter for a very long time-but my fingers have avoided the pencil as though it were an old and poisoned tool.

I wonder what I can do about war. Is it the destiny of human kind to eventually wipe ourselves out with these weapons of mass destruction? Are we stupid to think that we can control them?

What they were giving me seemed incredibly real to me, so I'd react to it in a very real way. That was frightening for me, especially because of the subject.