Why is it we want so badly to memorialize ourselves? Even while we're still alive. We wish to assert our existence, like dogs peeing on fire hydrants.

Touch comes before sight, before speech. It is the first language and the last, and it always tells the truth.

If heaven really exists: then heaven is the job, hell is unemployment, while life is merely an interview.

As long as we believe our thoughts, there will always be war.

A basket of freshly baked pastries like scones make breakfast easy for your host the next day.

Bring awareness to the many subtle sounds of nature - The rustling of leaves in the wind, Raindrops falling, The humming of an insect, The first birdsong at dawn.

The transatlantic relationship is vital for both our countries: France will remain a reliable ally of the United States. Nevertheless, ally does not mean aligned.

Are we allowed to sing? I imagine that at times, it might improve the tone of the debate.

Hate is too heavy a burden to bear.

I write music with an exclamation point!

The best films are because of nobody but the director.

People are often so busy living that they never stop to wonder why.