We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

We come into the world through a man and a woman. But life blessings us with many fathers and mothers.

Mindfulness is not the path of chasing. It is the path of beautification. When flowers blossom, the fragrance spreads, and the bees come.

George wrote Taxman, and I played guitar on it. He wrote it in anger at finding out what the taxman did. He had never known before then what could happen to your money.

Art can lead you to God. I think that's the purpose of everything. If it's not doing that, what's it doing? It's leading you the other way. It's certainly not leading you nowhere.

We owe it to our children to give them a dignified and hopeful future.

Fanaticism is governed by imagination rather than judgment.

I'm a Christian, and those beliefs occasionally come out in the books.

Well, it's not my fault that you can't manage your money.' You threw away my purse.' I thought it was an enemy.

I don't think about how going to be the match. I think about try to do the right things to win. I don't think about how easy can say or how tough can say. I go on court. I try my best.

It was nice to be alone, not to have to smile and look pleased; a relief to stare dejectedly out the window at the sheeting rain and let just a few tears escape.