We don't really believe in mowing the lawn; we do it only to avoid unnecessary engagement with the neighbors.

But, like ivy, we grow where there is room for us.

Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can't see the tiny outstretched hands all around them, everywhere, like leaves on trees.

That day I carried the dream around like a full glass of water, moving gracefully so I would not lose any of it.

What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real.

I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again.

Don't wait to be sure. Move, move, move.

We come from long lines of people destined never to meet.

... we had once called out hello into the cauldron of the world and then run away before anyone could respond.

Inelegantly, and without my consent, time passed.

I cried in English, I cried in french, I cried in all the languages, because tears are the same all around the world.

Don’t quit when you encounter an obstacle. Adapt a new strategy to conquer it.

My most memorable teacher was Rich Campe, my third-grade teacher at Fairlands Elementary in Pleasanton, California.

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.

Fear tends to manifest itself much more quickly than greed, so volatile markets tend to be on the downside. In up markets, volatility tends to gradually decline.

You should never trust anyone who listens to Mahler before they're forty.

Anything that has more of Graham's guitar playing, I'm bound to like.

My family and I built my whole career from scratch.

A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter.

I can play anywhere on the park. Im a bit like that in bed, too

How can we scramble away like rats, without honor, without dignity, when everyone must help rebuild the country?