Like dry ground welcoming the rain, he let the solitude, silence, and loneliness soak in.

I need to learn not just to forget but to forgive.

All he could do was wait like this, patiently, until it grew light out and the birds awoke and began their day. All he could do was trust in the birds, in all the birds, with their wings and beaks.

Love can bless you with a sense of purpose and direction when all else fails. Because to have faith in love is to be optimistic about life. Love is hopefulness.

Haters never seem to realize that jealousy is an infinite torture to which you condemn yourself.

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.

The foundation stones of a great building are destined to groan and be pressed upon; it is not for them to crown the edifice.

When fate is got it in for you, there is no limit to what you may have to put up with.

We changed our image. At least when we ran out on the field or broke the huddle, we would look like winners.

Creativity's about ownership.

Growth in any individual European country has to be the result of policies for growth pursued in that country consistent with budgetary discipline.

I believe that children are our future. Unless we stop them now.

Being alone in our present society raises an important question about identity and well-being.