She comes out of the sun in a silk dress, running like a water color in the rain.

You can truly grieve for every officer who's been lost in the line of duty in this country, and still be troubled by cases of police overreach.

Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious.

I think one day youll find that you're the hero you've been looking for.

I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too.

You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks.

It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance.

The only weapon with which the unconscious patient can immediately retaliate upon the incompetent surgeon is hemorrhage.

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.

It may sound corny, but what's wrong with wanting to fight for your country. Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?

You must be oh-so smart, or oh-so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...and you may quote me.

The secret of being happy is not longing for it!

Ever let the Fancy roam Pleasure never is at home.

How exhausted I am suddenly!—though this has been Ray’s best day in the hospital so far, and we are feeling—almost—exhilarated.

You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.

Have you noticed that all the people in favor of birth control are already born?

Most of the people in the workforce today will spend some years when they also have children and family responsibilities.

There is only one reality: the act of feeling ourselves in the process of making choices.

I often take a brand-new suit or hat and throw it up against the wall a few times to get that stiff, square newness out of it.

Ohio State created me. They created what they suspended.

The love that makes community is the willingness to do someone else's dirty work.