Now I know not anything that will contribute more to the furtherance of this good work than the bringing of family religion more into practice and reputation. Here the reformation must begin.

One of the only things more powerful than the human heart is the that it takes to heal one that has been broken

That speech (Daniel Webster's) “raised the idea of Union above contract or expediency and enshrined it in the American heart.

I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad?

You're not actually being a good actor all the time. But people refer to me as a good actor because they read it someplace, not because they've made up their own mind. So I'm very lucky!

I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing about craft. I just wanted to become good at the art of something. And writing was very private.

I don't watch a lot of the games on Sunday. But I always kept an eye on the 49ers.

Some people only know how to copy others and some people are just subconsciously over influenced by what they hear rather than having a sound of their own.

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful.

When one questions [Dalai Lama's] political actions, it is worth remembering that he's the single most experienced politician on the planet at this moment.

Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.