I think something many of us grapple with are those times we dread the practice of writing, no matter the project.

As Friedland had done and as Jobs would learn to do, he was able to turn charm into a cunning force, to cajole and intimidate and distort reality with the power of his personality

Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.

I think we're all a lot more like our parents than we want to admit.

There are only Epicureans, either crude or refined; Christ was the most refined.

I am there to play tennis and represent the U.S., but I'm also aware that not everyone's going to be able to think that way.

If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.

Fighters used to be afraid of the Russians, Cubans but then I'd figure them out and figure out how to beat them.

Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors.

I grew up in Ann Arbor, about 25 miles west of Detroit. And when you grow up in that area, you get a healthy dose of Motown automatically.

Work hard on your style, not on your watermarks.