I was on the high school track team, believe it or not, and played baseball, poorly but passionately.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

When we become a really mature, grown-up, wise society, we will put teachers at the center of the community, where they belong. We don't honor them enough, we don't pay them enough.

It was cold out there, bitter, biting, cutting, piercing, hyperborean, marmoreal cold, and there were all these Minnesotans running around outdoors, happy as lambs in the spring.

Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.

The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.

...Pomeranians speak only to Poodles and Poodles speak only to God.

It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals.

There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority.

Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.

The sparrows are preparing for winter, each one dressed in a plain brown coat and singing a cheerful song.

As long as we don't cut off our hearts, the inner workings of the universe illuminate before us.

Keep practicing, " he told her."Until I get it right?" she said. But he corrected her."No. Until you don't get it wrong.

When I'm not on tour, I love to have a long breakfast at home in my garden.

The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.

I don't believe in God. I believe gods and devils are within us. It's our own battle. Our life's battle is to appeal to the gods within us, and to fight the devils within us.

I never say never about anything.

Rich relationships lead to much more than money. They lead to success, fulfillment, and wealth.

If you cannot hate evil, you cannot love good.

I went on to host a kids' program from when I was around 10 until 15. In some ways I'm a child actor.

I'm a student of violence because I'm a student of the human heart.