Well thank you, me old gobbler,' said Mr. Gum handing over some money that Billy William would later discover to be made out of lies and broken promises.

He would much rather hear a piano being demolished by illegal bulldozers than a Mozart concerto

Heal yourself, heal the world. To change our world, we must heal and open our hearts.

Most poverty is a lack of opportunity.

I suffer from a genetic flaw, which is that my mother was a hopeless Pollyanna.

But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.

Never be sincere - sincerity is the death of writing.

Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin.

I can weep pretty easily. I can get tears in my eyes from a beautiful work of art.

Algebras (jabbre and maqabeleh) are geometric facts which are proved by propositions five and six of Book two of Elements.

Daily repetition matters when a kid is learning to swim. It can be 20 minutes in a lesson or an hour practicing for a couple of weeks.

In my opinion, provision of military support to illegal structures runs counter to the principles of modern international law and the United Nations Charter.