Like most marriages, ours eventually wore down all the cartilage. We were a hip needing replacement. Bone on bone, grinding, day in and day out. It worked but it was hard.

There is a feeling of disbelief that comes over you, that takes over, and you kind of go through the motions. You do what you're supposed to do, but in fact you're not there at all.

What had been quiet and restful was now silent and empty.

Welcome Beauty, banish fear.

You could tell a lot about someone by the way they carried a secret-by how safe they kept it, how soon they told, the way they acted when they were trying to keep it from spilling out.

I think earning money is the simplest thing in the world once you learn how to do it. It's like driving a car. It's simple if you know how to do it.

We regard prayer no longer as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege which is to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty.

I'd rather be proud of what I am, rather than desperatly try to be something I'm really not; just to fit in.

Every kid wants to give their family a better life.

From a policy standpoint, the Judeo-Christian principles are important.

Prophets are so dangerous because they cry in season and out of season, politely and impolitely, loud and long.

Don't take things too seriously, and just chill.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain the services of first-class conductors. They are sick and tired of dealing with singers, as I am.