how lacking in intuition men could be in persuading themselves that mending some stranger's socks, and attending to his comfort, could content a woman...

I can recall quite clearly the journey from Omaha to San Francisco which I made with the opera troupe

When you think you can, you will have the grace to take action.

A valid answer comes when the question is lived.

If they told us what to believe, and we didn't come to it on our own, is it still true?

Tolerance was like one of those soothing creams—it drew out inflammation, it did away with the pain.

Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.

It's cool when fans spend so much time making things for me. It means a lot.

He was the Grand Marshall of our Everyday Parade

So I have this ability, if I may say so, to spot talent.

Obviously classical music tends to be stuff that is usually at least a hundred years old.