Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear, And he shows them pearly white. Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear, And he keeps them out of sight.

I have never acknowledged the difference between serious music and light music. There is only good music and bad music.

To reciprocate God’s love is to have his love nature

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Memory only becomes interesting through its struggle with forgetfulness.

I am a storyteller and a researcher, and I'm sorry the world has a hard time straddling the tension of those two things, but that's who I am.

When Lee and Jack win, it is good for golf. When I win, it is better.

So where do you start when you want to start your life again?

All men should be required to have their marital status tattooed on their foreheads.

Where is it written that if you don't like religion you are somehow disqualified from being a legitimate American? What was Mark Twain, a Russian?

They speak of "This Dojo" and "That Dojo". They are looking for profit.

A thousand pieces of gold may hardly bring a moment's happiness, but a small favor can cause a lifetime's gratitude. Too much love can turn to enmity, while aloofness can produce joy.