Memory is the enemy of wonder

It has become much harder, in the past century, to tell where the garden leaves off and pure nature begins.

Johnny Appleseed was revered . . he was . . . an evangelist (of a doctrine veering perilously close to pantheism).

For great many species today, “fitness” means the ability to get along in a world in which humankind has become the most powerful evolutionary force.

Oftentimes nothing profits more than self-esteem grounded on what is just and right and well-managed.

The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.

China has great potentials; the people are hard-working and focused. But they have to close the gap as far as the pace of the game is concerned. Football in the future will get faster and faster.

'Peace' is when nobody's shooting. A 'just peace' is when our side gets what it wants.

I'm not George Clooney, so I can't just pick and choose. I take roles where they occur.

Institutions may crumble and governments fall, but it is only that they may renew a better youth, and mount upwards like the eagle.

It's just trying everyday to do the best you can and to enjoy what you have with the mixture of the venue and the sound and the crowd.

The United States influences government and life everywhere else.

If you're going to use the public resources, you need the public benefit.

The moan of the whip-poor-will from the hillside; the boding cry of the tree-toad, that harbinger of storm; the dreary hooting of the screechowl.