Without U.S. troops, Afghanistan, like Iraq, could descend into chaos.

Only and only handwork can get you to the front benches, where you get noticed by the God.

When I began to wait to live I really began to wait to die.

Respect the past in the full measure of its deserts but do not make the mistake of confusing it with the present nor seek in it the ideals of the future.

I thought I would be a sports announcer. All I was was a curious kid who wanted to be on the radio.

I still had to correct Allen Ginsberg at times when he called women girls. I'd say. Allen please, it's not politically correct.

You know what nostalgia is, don't you? It's basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.

The mother's love is at first an absorbing delight, blunting all other sensibilities; it is an expansion of the animal existence.

Chess is and will always be a game of chance.

Do you see what little is required of a man to live a well-tempered and god-fearing life? Obey these precepts, and the gods will ask nothing more.

I can never unlove you. I'll just love you in a different way now.