Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and greatest weakness.

When the sails are strong a ship has no reason to fear turbulence.

Culturally, one of the best arguments we can make is, wait and see.

Of all social institutions language is least amenable to initiative. It blends with the life of society, and the latter, inert by nature, is a prime conservative force.

The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile. [The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.]

I have said what I wanted to say and I will not say it again.

[Donald Trump] says if he wins, he'll accept the outcome. If he lose, he will not accept the outcome. That is playing by two set of rules that is not very fair.

It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.

All of my favorite songs can bring me to tears. Some are rock, some are blues, some are love ballads. That's why I play music - to touch other people as I have been touched.

My main strength as a young writer was that I had no fear of making mistakes. I knew I would and I knew I could and would learn from them.

There are many critics whose work I greatly admire. Even though I diverge from T.J. Reed in several important ways, I've learned greatly from his writings on Mann.