You can’t be living always in the promise of the clouds

It's my job as best friend to make sure he's not a serial killer. Or an English major, not sure which one's worse.

Every new morning brings new strength, new hope and new vision.

There are no maps for the unexpected detours and unmarked paths we face in life.

What I usually do is tell funny stories from the road, many of which are, of course, unprintable. But I don't actually have a joke. I don't tell jokes much. I tell little stories.

Organized charity itself is. . . the surest sign that our civilization has bred, is breeding and is perpetuating constantly increasing numbers of defectives, delinquents and dependents

The power of faith is suspending judgment long enough to gain the rewards available.

If I have got a feeling or emotion, I just express it as it comes. I am not good at filtering!

Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet.

Harvard was an extraordinary window on the world.

Lots of people make the stage and it can seem very violent and over the top, but it's not really. It's always a kind of gentle ballet.