He thought of his wife, of his son, of his youth. He thought of life. He thought of death and then he thought of life again.

Man is by nature a curious animal. You can hide the truth from him temporarily, but not for ever.

Never give up on learning because what you put up there in your brain, ” he indicated my head with his index finger, “the Communists won’t ever be able to take away from you.

Stalin is dead! Stalin is dead! No school today!” we yelled. “Stalin is dead! No school today...” was a chant to linger in my ears for years to come.

The cane leaves a mark on your flesh for a few hours, a day or two. The good answers to the questions leave a mark on your brain for many years, sometimes even for life, ” my father said.

The night I was born, my great uncle Moanea, the village forester, shot a wolf. The villagers roasted it in the fire and fed the meat to the dogs.

He mistook, as the cleverest men often do mistake, in underrating the cruelty of women.

Mom means miracles of a magical life.

Don't ever underestimate the importance of treating others with respect and kindness.

If something bad smells in the basement, it will eventually make its way to the attic.

The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life, His crucifixion, and His resurrection.

Good hearts carry weighing balance that measures others' values based on the character merely than ever with their attire, wealth, rank or position.

The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny.

No music is going to stop the war. What's going to stop the war is a large amount of body bags, or a large amount of people in the streets, protesting it before it starts.

I don't like to sit and bask in my own awards. Awards represent artistic death to me.

In this world there is one godlike thing, the essence of all that was or ever will be of godlike in this world: the veneration done to Human Worth by the hearts of men.