Never try to look into both eyes at the same time. Switch your gaze from one eye to the other. That signals warmth and sincerity.

Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.

One difference between a conviction and a prejudice is that a conviction can be explained without getting angry.

A good rule for discussion is to use hard facts and a soft voice.

the more thoughtful you are of others, the more thoughtful they will be of you. The more you respect them, the more you will win their respect.

We don't criticize. Criticism is an enemy. You've got to make loving, positive suggestions.

Shyness is I-ness. Shyness is really wondering if you have other people's approval.

There ain't nothing but one thing wrong with every one of us and that's selfishness.

Obedience to the will of God is the pathway to perpetual honor and everlasting joy.

John Kerry will undergo surgery to repair his right shoulder. He originally hurt it when he suddenly switched positions on Iraq.

Shut up body and do what I tell you

Don't ask whether it is right or wrong. Instead try to find out what is going on.

So I don't really have a clear plan, in terms of music, as to where I want to head in the future.

The essay is a wonderful medium. I might mention that some writers who longed to be novelists were better as essayists: Sontag, Baldwin, Vidal, Mary McCarthy, Mailer.

We live in a world in which the worst looks as if it is going to happen and the worst often does happen, and yet out of the anguish and waste, love and trust come in new forms.

Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It's just really flattering—it will take pounds off you.

Playing with the Who is the biggest rush there is. At eleven years old I used to go to bed dreaming about what I'm doing now. I don't know how many people can say that.