Within sadness lives a happiness deeper than any pain.

When I read Shakespeare I am struck with wonder that such trivial people should muse and thunder in such lovely language.

We may not be interested in chaos but chaos is interested in us

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Every child had a pretty good shot, to get at least as far as their old man got. But something happened on the way to that place. They threw an American flag in our face.

My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am grateful to them for it.

Women can succeed in villages all over the world today without relying on heavy machinery or debt. They can take leadership roles in agriculture, eliminating hunger and inequity.

To create something and not to be attached to what you have created is a spiritual process.

Our losses have reached an intolerable level. The enemy air force played a decisive role in inflicting these high losses.

My mom used to tell me, I can't use this phrase on the radio - but basically don't be one of those dudes hanging on the corner.

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book.