Only one in five children in the U.S. lives within walking distance of a park. Many more lack access to a quality early childhood education that provides ample time and space to play.

I hope my organization will not be around in 10 years, because at a national, state, and community level, we will have evolved into a society that cares about children and the need for play.

If you have to dwell on anything, think of noble pure thoughts.

I took my .38 out and looked to see that there were bullets in all the proper places. I knew there would be, but it did no harm to be careful. And I'd seen Clint Eastwood do it once in the movies.

People are more willing to change based on their perceived insecurities than by an attack on their beliefs.

Thinking this is "The One" becomes an excuse to let your own life deteriorate.

I'm very distanced from the comics industry. I love the comics medium, but I have no time for the industry.

Silvio, I gotta go, find out something only dead men know.

While the easiest way in metaphysics is to condemn all metaphysics as nonsense, the easiest way in morals is to elevate the common practice of the community into a moral absolute.

The real difference between telling what happened and telling a story about what happened is that instead of being a victim of our past, we become master of it.

What can any one person do?' he said. 'Each person does a little something,' I said, 'and there you are.

At some point, you have to stop running and turn around and face whoever wants you dead.The hard thing is finding the courage to do it.