So I learned two things that night, and the next day, from him: the perfection of a moment, and the fleeting nature of it.

But marrying within one's own family can get monotonous. One has heard all the same family stories, knows all the jokes and all the same recipes. No novelty.

I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not what we want but what needs to be done.

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.

Come with me to howling tree?""What?""Howling tree. It's a place a found. Come on

I am a bit evangelical, I know, but performance-capture is still misunderstood.

A Christian is one who rejoices in the superiority of a rival.

By placing confidence in violent means, one has chosen the very type of struggle with which the oppressors nearly always have superiority.

Be yourself, it's the best thing you can do.

The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and evils of racism.

Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone who wants to make a difference to other people's lives.

The philosophy of jazz represents tolerance, teamwork and inclusion. That's what America is about. The music reflects that.