Passion can’t be planned

. . . most martial artists want to know how A technique is done, A seasoned Sensei will demonstrate why

Desire is a frightening thing.

Memories are precious ... they help tell us who we are.

I think that anyone who moves to establish a Palestinian state and evacuate territory gives territory away to radical Islamist attacks against Israel.

I want Trump to send out a tweet saying that he's going to keep his campaign promises. He's not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

You need a string of successes behind you to buoy that self-image; otherwise, you have a terribly negative attitude about yourself and it is very unlikely you are going to succeed at anything.

Part of the NAFTA legislation required studies of labor practices, and there was quite a good study that came out by a labor historian on the use of NAFTA to undermine and destroy unions.

Secrets are hard but solvable problems and we should talk about them. It's hard to work toward a radically better future if you don't believe in secrets.

I'm not the type to turn to drugs and alcohol, but I do have a profound devotion to art and music - and children.

Having hope is hard; harder when you get older.