She had spells of manic loquaciousness, followed by days of silence.

Or maybe, he thought, returning to the boxes, it was part of being Catholic--you were made to feel guilty about everything

She understood that Simon was a disappointed man if he needed, at ths age, to tell her he had pitied her for years.

It seems to Henry, as he takes his seat in his usual middle pew, that women are far braver than men

God not only loves the obedient - He enlightens them.

Ask not for a lighter load but for broader shoulders

Addiction is the primary way people escape the modern world. Unfortunately, it is destroying the modern world.

I am not the best because I said it, I am the best because I live it

Life. In all it's mundane majesty.

I was Chairman for two days. I had an airplane with my engines, hit a building I insured, was covered by a network I owned and I still have to increase earnings by 11 percent.

Whenever I have time, I try to get in the studio and write, whether it's for me or other artists or my catalog of music. It's definitely one of my favorite parts of the music industry.

Social justice is what drives me; it's why I'm here.

My kids get very upset with me when I leave to do film work, but they have a lot of patience with me when I leave to do environmental work.

I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.