I never played a musical instrument growing up but I knew kids who did and took it very seriously.

Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.

There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.

Think first. Think twice. Think again. Respect others. Respect yourself. Respect dreams.

Pie...it fills the cracks of the heart. Go away, pain.

Nobody actually ever does this—escaping through a window.

I had my boy in Boston on Easter Sunday. That kills me, from a sports perspective. He's a Boston baby and I'm a New York guy.

A song can take you to a special time in your life.

Every time you make a decision, you mess with someone's life.

It's always cool to meet people who can do things that you have no capacity to do.

Once a year my back will go out and it'll be... it's like a sciatic thing and it's the smallest thing. Like I could be leaning over the sink to brush my teeth in a weird way and it happens.

I have found that most people are more willing to accept physical pain and limitation rather than acknowledge and deal with the mental and/or emotional pain that might have caused it.

. . . nobody will obtain salvation by means of teachings!

If you see a piece of paper on the floor, don't ignore it, pick it up, write down your dream, and carry it everywhere you go . . .

Clean your tears and stop crying

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Today, a politician does not just need public support to win elections; he needs it to govern.

Interestingly, the American Embassy mentioned that our efficient relief effort has significantly improved the image of the United States among the Pakistani people.

I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts.

Every generation feels it has the problems that will destroy it. That's because we can perceive them a long time before we have the ability to fix them.

To purify the heart is the one and only purpose that God has created this human life.