A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.

The measure of a society is its compassion.

Vietnam...war...it did something to us. Or maybe not. Maybe the bad seeds were always in me, and war gave them a dark place in which to grow.

A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOUSE...AND THE SENATE.

Caro: "Bite me."Ruby: "I gave that up in kindergarten.

A generous donor (who had no doubt lived a life that imperiled his mortal soul) had granted [the Sisters] more than one hundred waterfront acres.

In an era when man can no longer dash out of his cave and slay a mammoth, he simply slips on his Lycra and goes for a run.

Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

Patience is idling your motor when you feel like stripping a gear.

True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.

This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice.

I paint the fog - I think of its fresh moistness - its stillness - its mystery.

Maybe my biggest aim is to bring a sense of that old mystery of rock 'n' roll into the new age of today's instantaneous and fast world.

I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.

Real integrity means an answer. It doesn't just mean - it doesn't mean riding the anger. And this is very difficult to do.

Children are the only brave philosophers. And brave philosophers are, inevitably, children.