The United States Constitution grants education decision authority to the states and localities not to the president of the United States.

I do not think it is appropriate for teenage boys and girls to share the same bathroom.

Stories are our gifts to a world that doesn't see us.

Did you ever think about life as a metaphor for television?

I actually feel that the different kinds of stories come out of different parts of my brain.

Music begins where the possibilities of language end.

Savor the little moments, son, that's my advice. They're what life is. All the little things that happen while you're waiting for something else.

He who governed the world before I was born shall take care of it likewise when I am dead. My part is to improve the present moment.

I was born in Scotland and have lived there all my life. I speak conversational Cantonese with my dad when I'm at home, and very basic Mandarin.

It is quite true - in fact, obvious on the surface - that the vast majority of dramatic shows and comedies, as well, advocate a liberal and humanistic and relativistic lifestyle and concept.

Once scouting fully opens its doors to all who desire the same experience that so fully enriched me as a young person, I will be happy to reconsider a role on the advisory board.

Death is much simpler than birth; it is merely a continuation. Birth is the mystery, not death.