…the blogosphere is the friend of information but the enemy of thought.

Great books are great in part because of what they ask of their readers: they are not readily encountered, easily assessed.

The Virtue and unpretentiousness of the wise man, which I am talking about, goes unnoticed because of its transparent ordinariness.

Those who will never be fooled can never be delighted, because without self-forgetfulness there can be no delight, and this is a great and grievous loss.

John Muir, Earth — planet, Un

Cause sometimes what makes you two is shadow and you.

I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.

I might say something in Spanish; it all depends on how I'm feeling, what the situation is.

Virtually nothing on earth can stop a person with a positive attitude who has his goals clearly in sight.

I know so many players who say they wouldnt entertain coaching, until they retire that is, and then they want to take their coaching badges. I suspect this might happen with David Beckham.

Beyond the window, some kind of small, black thing shot across the sky. A bird, possibly. Or it might have been someone's soul being blown to the far side of the world.

I'm 100 percent Irish by birth, grew up Italian, and yet I constantly get cast as playing Jewish.

Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.

Don't do anything. Just tolerate me and let me suffer, knowing how you feel.