Vengeful conquerors burn books as if the enemy's souls reside there, too.

Everything we care about lies somewhere in the middle, where pattern and randomness interlace.

We have met the Devil of Information Overload and his impish underlings, the computer virus, the busy signal, the dead link, and the PowerPoint presentation.

A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.

To enjoy true, vibrant health, increased awareness, effort, and focus are required.

You cannot influence minds by making them feel comfortable. Influence should provoke the comfortable lifestyle into an uncomfortable situation where opportunities lie.

I call my parents twice a day when I'm away.

It doesn't seem that long ago to me that the word 'irreverent' seemed affixed to my name. 'Irreverent newcomer.' I went from irreverent to venerable in what seems to me like the blink of an eye.

Those who labor unselfishly in behalf of others, with no thought of remuneration, will be physically and spiritually refreshed and renewed.

You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.

The Summer had died peacefully in its sleep, and Autumn, as soft-spoken executrix, was locking life up safely until Spring came to claim it.

There was a great difference in boats, of course. For a long time I was on a boat that was so slow we used to forget what year it was we left port in.

Failure is doing nothing.